Outbreak Claims First Aussie Life in a Decade

Rare disease kills first Australian in almost a decade

The last person to die from the disease was an unvaccinated adult back in 2018.

Australia reports 1st diphtheria death in nearly a decade amid Northern ...

Outbreak claims first Aussie life in a decade

Australia has recorded its first death from a deadly disease in almost a decade, as health officials grapple with an outbreak affecting more than 160 people nationwide.

First diphtheria death in Australia in almost 10 years reported

Australia has recorded its first death from a deadly disease in almost a decade, as health officials grapple with an outbreak affecting more than 160 people nationwide.

Breaking: Australia records first reported death from diphtheria in almost a decade

The Northern Territory has recorded the country's first reported death from diphtheria in almost a decade, as experts urge people to get vaccinated.

Australia records first diphtheria death in nearly a decade

Australia's Northern Territory (NT) has recorded the country's first reported death from diphtheria in nearly a decade, as health authorities grapple with a growing outbreak concentrated in remote Indigenous communities, News.Az reports, citing Xinhua. Public health officials said on Friday that the death occurred several weeks ago in a remote area. Diphtheria, a vaccine-preventable bacterial infection that can affect the respiratory system, can…