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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

UK says 50 recently arrived migrants found with diphtheria

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

British health authorities have recorded 50 cases of diphtheria this year among recently arrived asylum seekers, including one man who died after falling sick at a crowded migrant center.

The U.K. Health Protection Agency said Monday that the infected people likely caught the disease in their countries of origin or during their journeys to the U.K. It said a similar increase had been seen elsewhere in Europe.

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