Before vaccines, diphtheria used to kill hundreds each year. Now it’s back in Australia

Diphtheria can be prevented by vaccination. Diphtheria vaccines are given as part of a combined vaccine that also protects ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Why diphtheria is making a comeback

It had been over 30 years since the last case of diphtheria was seen in Guinea. So when patients began showing up six months ago with what looked like flu symptoms — fever, cough and sore throat – ...
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Recent diphtheria epidemic in Western Europe traced to migration routes, not countries of origin

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that the largest diphtheria epidemic in Western Europe for 70 years, which broke out in 2022 among migrants and in 2023 spread to other ...
The New York Times

Diphtheria, a Once Vanquished Killer of Children, Is Resurgent

A Somali hospital ward packed with gasping children shows how war, climate and mistrust of vaccines is fueling the disease’s return. By Stephanie Nolen Reporting from Mogadishu, Somalia Qurraisha ...