Epidemiology and Trends of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in the United States, 2016-2023.
Background Diphtheria, commonly resulting in severe respiratory or cutaneous disease, is caused by toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae; nontoxigenic strains can also cause disease. In the United States, only toxigenic disease is reportable, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention perform the onl...