Eight quarantined in Johor over diphtheria


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 18 Oct 2018

JOHOR BARU (Bernama): The Johor health authorities have quarantined eight people who had come into contact with a baby girl who died of diphtheria and developed symptoms of the disease.

Johor Health, Environment and Agriculture Committee chairman Dr Sahruddin Jamal said one of the eight is the mother of the 14-month-old girl who died on Oct 15.

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