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Diphtheria outbreak reaches WA’s prisons

WA Health says two inmates at West Kimberley Regional Prison tested positive as 92 diphtheria cases have been notified statewide this year.

Summary by Sydney Morning Herald
Two cases of the bacterial disease have been linked to West Kimberley Regional Prison, although a Justice Department spokesperson says they did not contract it while incarcerated.

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Diphtheria outbreak reaches WA’s prisons

Two cases of the bacterial disease have been linked to West Kimberley Regional Prison, although a Justice Department spokesperson says they did not contract it while incarcerated.

·North Sydney, Australia
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The West AustralianThe West Australian
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Authorities scramble as diphtheria spreads to WA jail

The state’s worst diphtheria outbreak is spreading with the potentially deadly bacterial infection making it’s way into WA’s prison system as authorities scramble to contain the problem.

·Australia
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The West Australian broke the news in Australia on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
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