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Parental refusal to diphtheria vaccine: a fatal outcome

Syafinaz Amin N 1 , Faridah I 2 , Rukman AH 2 , Fathinul Fakri AS 2 , Malina O 2 , Fadzillah G 3 Show all authors , Ilina I 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Universiti Putra Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. syafinaz@upm.edu.my
  • 2 Universiti Putra Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 3 DEMC Specialist Hospital, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 4 Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 2013 Oct;68(5):435-6.
PMID: 24632874 MyJurnal

Abstract

We present a case of a four-year-old boy who succumbed to diphtheria following incomplete course of immunisation, which included diphtheria vaccine. This case report focuses on the issues of parental refusal to vaccines and the development of "halal" vaccines for the prevention of infectious diseases.

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