Health Ministry confirms three diphtheria cases in JB

A photomicrograph of the corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria, stained using the methylene blue technique.

PETALING JAYA: Three children who live in the same house as the two-year-old toddler in Johor Baru believed to have died from diphtheria on Feb 21, have tested positive for the disease, says the Health Ministry.

"As of March 2, three diphtheria cases were confirmed. One of them was the four-year-old sister of the deceased who lives in the same house.