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Division Case Classification

United Kingdom

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  1. A..

    Possible case

    Any person meeting the clinical criteria for classical respiratory diphtheria

  2. B..

    Probable case

    Any person meeting the clinical criteria for diphtheria (Classic Respiratory Diphtheria, Mild Respiratory Diphtheria, Cutaneous Diphtheria, Diphtheria of other sites) with an epidemiological link to a human confirmed case or with an epidemiological link to animal to human transmission

  3. C..

    Confirmed case

    Any person meeting the laboratory criteria AND at least one of the clinical forms