Diphtheria outbreak spreads in Australia
SARAH FERGUSON, PRESENTER: Dr. Paul Burgess, welcome to 7.30. DR PAUL BURGESS, NT CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER: Good evening. SARAH…
Health officials warn diphtheria cases could rise in biggest outbreak on record
Health officials around the country have warned cases of diphtheria could rise, as Australia experiences the biggest outbreak…
Northern Territory diphtheria outbreak spreads across borders to Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has expressed serious concern as one of Australia’s worst diphtheria outbreaks spreads beyond…
Diphtheria used to be a major cause of childhood deaths. Now it’s back in Australia
Australia has recorded its first reported death from diphtheria in almost a decade, after the Northern Territory declared…
Northern Territory records Australia’s first diphtheria death reported in almost a decade amid outbreak
The Northern Territory has recorded the country’s first reported death from diphtheria in almost a decade, according to…
NT diphtheria outbreak worsens as cases of the potentially deadly disease more than double
Cases of a potentially deadly strain of diphtheria have more than quadrupled in just over a month, as…
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Kimberley diphtheria rates more than triple in a month after 50-year eradication
Cases of the potentially fatal bacterial infection diphtheria have more than tripled in the past month in Western…