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| 1921 || Report || 206,000 cases of diphtheria and 15,520 deaths are recorded in the United States.<ref name="Diphtheria: The Plague Among Children">{{cite web|title=Diphtheria: The Plague Among Children|url=https://www.historyofvaccines.org/timeline?timeline_categories[]=50|website=historyofvaccines.org|accessdate=8 May 2017}}</ref>  || [[wikipedia:United States|United States]]
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| 1953 || Medical development || Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (adult formulation) are first licensed in the United States, after the concentration of diphtheria toxoid is reduced.<ref name="Vaccine Timeline"/>  || [[wikipedia:United States|United States]]
 
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| 1974 || Epidemic || Diphtheria epidemic breaks out in [[wikipedia:Lisbon|Lisbon]]. 500 persons are involved, and about 40 deaths are recorded.<ref name="Diphtheria in Europe"/> || [[wikipedia:Portugal|Portugal]]
 
| 1974 || Epidemic || Diphtheria epidemic breaks out in [[wikipedia:Lisbon|Lisbon]]. 500 persons are involved, and about 40 deaths are recorded.<ref name="Diphtheria in Europe"/> || [[wikipedia:Portugal|Portugal]]

Revision as of 09:32, 9 May 2017

Year/period Key developments

Full timeline

Year/period Type of event Event Present time geographical location
5th century BC Scientific development Diphtheria is first described by Greek physician Hippocrates.[1] Greece
1884 Scientific development German bacteriologist Friedrich Loeffler first grows diphtheria bacterium corynebacterium diphtheriae in pure culture.[2] Germany
1921 Report 206,000 cases of diphtheria and 15,520 deaths are recorded in the United States.[3] United States
1953 Medical development Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (adult formulation) are first licensed in the United States, after the concentration of diphtheria toxoid is reduced.[4] United States
1974 Epidemic Diphtheria epidemic breaks out in Lisbon. 500 persons are involved, and about 40 deaths are recorded.[2] Portugal
1982 Epidemic 5 deaths are recorded in Germany during a diphtheria outbreak.[2] Germany
1996 Medical development Lederle Laboratories licenses diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine Acel-Imune, for use as the first through fifth doses in the series.[4]
1997 Medical development British pharmaceutical company SmithKline Beecham licenses Infanrix (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed), for the first four doses of the series.[4]
1998 Medical development North American Vaccine Inc licenses Certiva (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed), for boosting immunization of infants and children.[4]
1999 Medical development Connaught Laboratories licenses diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine Tripedia.[4]
2002 Medical development British pharmaceutical GlaxoSmithKline licenses Pediarix, a vaccine combining diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, inactivated polio, and hepatitis B antigens.[4]
2002 Medical development Aventis Pasteur licenses diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine Daptacel.[4]
2004 Medical development Aventis Pasteur licenses vaccine Decavac, indicated for active immunization against tetanus and diphtheria.[4][5]
2005 Medical development Sanofi Pasteur licenses Menactra, the first meningococcal polysaccharide (Serogroups A, C, Y and W-135) diphtheria toxoid conjugate vaccine. This would be the first immunogenic meningococcal vaccine indicated for children younger than 2 years of age.[4]
2007 Report 4,190 cases of diphtheria are reported globally.[3]
2011 Medical development United States Food and Drug Administration approves Boostrix (developed by GlaxoSmithKline) to prevent tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis in older people.[4] United States

See also

  1. "Diphtheria". medscape.com. Retrieved 8 May 2017. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 KWANTES, W. "Diphtheria in Europe" (PDF). nih.gov. Retrieved 8 May 2017. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Diphtheria: The Plague Among Children". historyofvaccines.org. Retrieved 8 May 2017. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 "Vaccine Timeline". immunize.org. Retrieved 8 May 2017. 
  5. "HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESCRIBING INFORMATION" (PDF). vaccineshoppe.com. Retrieved 8 May 2017.