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

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

The Kimberley region of Western Australia is witnessing an alarming revival of diphtheria, a disease many thought was ...

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

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 ...

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

This article explains how the Tdap vaccine protects against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis, addresses the issue of waning immunity, and emphasizes the crucial role of this vaccine in preserving ...

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

The humanitarian medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Borno State Government have completed a ...

In 2022, Western Europe experienced the largest surge in reported diphtheria infections in 70 years. Clinical and genomic data from the outbreak point toward transmission routes along established ...

Diphtheria is one contagious, infectious disease that doctors have just about learned to control. Even so, there was an approximate 30% rise in cases in the U.S. last year. UNRRA called diphtheria ...

To safeguard children against serious infectious diseases such as Diphtheria and Tetanus, a statewide school-based Tetanus-Diphtheria (TD) vaccination campaign will be conducted from Monday till April ...