Diphtheria Situational Report (Week 18 Of 2025)

Diphtheria can be fatal. An RKI report on the disease makes you listen. An overview of the symptoms and vaccination.

Diphtheria Situational Report (Week 18 Of 2025)

Between 01 January 2024 and 04 May 2025, 49 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and 44 asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic C. diphtheriae, detected during contact tracing, have been identified in South Africa. The majority of confirmed cases and carriers (71%, 66/93) were from the Western Cape, comprising 31 respiratory diphtheria […]

Nuremberg - According to the Robert Koch Institute, 126 cases of diphtheria have been reported in Germany so far. If you suspect diphtheria, you must act quickly - the disease can be fatal. This is how you recognize the symptoms.

The Robert Koch Institute counted 126 infections until April. A particularly tragic case occurred in Berlin.

DMZ – POLICY ¦ Lena Wallner ¦ Especially vulnerable groups affected – vaccination status should be checked Berlin – The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) sees clear indications of a spreading diphtheria outbreak in Germany. In its current Epidemiological Bulletin (edition 18/2025), the Institute speaks of a "sign for a Germany-wide outbreak" with the bacterial pathogen Corynebacterium diphtheriae of sequence type ST574. People are currently particular…

The Robert Koch Institute warns of a possible German-wide diphtheria outbreak. Accordingly, the cases are also increasing in the Frankfurt area.