The UK Health Protection Agency (HSA) says it isn’t recognized whether or not greater than 50 individuals who have had or had diphtheria had been contaminated in Manston. The physique mentioned circumstances had been rising amongst asylum seekers throughout Europe and that some individuals reported signs earlier than arriving, and will due to this fact have been contaminated of their residence nation. However, the incubation interval for the illness is between two and 5 days with a most of 10 days, so infections amongst individuals dwelling in Manston are more likely to have been latest.
With inputs from BBC
