The Northern Territory and Western Australia are experiencing outbreaks of an almost-eradicated infection, diphtheria. The NT ...

Health officials have reported outbreaks of diphtheria in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, Queensland, and South ...

Australia reports its first diphtheria outbreak in decades, raising global concern. Experts explain symptoms, treatment, ...

An outbreak of the long-dormant, highly contagious bacterial infection diphtheria in Western Australia's north is raising alarm among government officials and experts.

He said contact tracing is underway for people who may have come into contact with cases of diphtheria. What is diphtheria?

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 1,319 deaths from diphtheria between epidemiological week 19 of 2022 and week 10 of 2025, underscoring significant gaps in ...

The humanitarian medical organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and the Borno State Ministry of Health have successfully ...

The diphtheria outbreak in the NT has worsened with another 10 cases since March linked to the recent outbreak says NT Health.

It’s a tragedy whenever a child dies needlessly of a disease that is both preventable and treatable. Sadly, that happens daily around the globe, due mainly to a raft of infectious diseases. One of ...

In cases of suspected or diagnosed diphtheria, the first step is admission of the patient to an isolation ward to prevent the spread of this highly contagious disease to other people. The treatment of ...

For the past 3 years, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) and the National Coalition for Adult Immunization (NCAI) have spearheaded "The Power of 10" campaign to raise awareness of ...

An adult from the north coast of New South Wales is the latest Australian to be diagnosed with the deadly infectious disease, diphtheria. The patient, who was diagnosed on Monday, is being treated ...