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Diphtheria outbreak: residents of remote NT community say health clinic has no hand sanitiser
There’s a three-week wait on test results in Yuendumu, near Alice Springs, and locals say NT Health has dropped the ball on telling locals what to do if they test positive Get our …
Hospital systems pass first test after suspected Ebola case in Melbourne
Victorian health authorities are on high alert for diphtheria and Ebola following outbreaks interstate and overseas.…
Leaked data shows NT diphtheria cases surged a month before alert was issued
Internal NT Health data leaked to the ABC reveals diphtheria case numbers surged in the NT a month before a public health alert was issued. The data also offers the first public in…
Push to vaccinate the vulnerable as WA diphtheria outbreak spreads
Health authorities in Western Australia's far north say they are battling disinformation and misconceptions amid a vaccination drive to contain a diphtheria outbreak.…
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.…
Australia confirms first diphtheria death amid worst outbreak in decades
Most cases are in the Northern Territory with some also in Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland.…
How to check if your vaccines are up to date as diphtheria outbreak continues
Do you know your vaccination history? Some vaccines need to be updated regularly, especially if you are travelling. Here's what you need to know to ensure you stay protected.…
NT diphtheria cases declining as 10,000 immunised, one death confirmed
The Northern Territory government says the rate of new diphtheria cases in the territory has fallen from more than 20 per week to less than 10 after 10,000 Territorians stepped up …
Remote residents call for more NT government support over diphtheria outbreak
Residents and service providers in the remote community of Yuendumu, where there are reports of dozens of diphtheria cases, say the NT government has not done enough to keep people…
Breaking: Second person with diphtheria dies in the NT amid ongoing outbreak
A Central Australian man has become the second person to die with diphtheria in the Northern Territory amid the ongoing outbreak.…
WA health official wants more support to stem 'rare' diphtheria outbreak
The director of the Communicable Disease Control Directorate says vaccines help prevent more serious symptoms, but more efforts are needed to tackle the diphtheria outbreak in remo…
Diphtheria response criticised for not being fast enough
Rapid vaccination could stem the spread of the potentially deadly diphtheria outbreak, but the government's response has been criticised as being too slow.…
Worst diphtheria outbreak on record spurs $7m federal vaccine response
The federal government has stepped in to address the largest diphtheria outbreak since records began, unveiling a multi-million dollar package for more vaccines and workers to deli…
NT Health authorities MIA as diphtheria spreads across the outback
As diphtheria spreads across four different Australian jurisdictions in the largest outbreak since records began, public health messaging in the NT — the region most impacted by th…
Australia news LIVE: Keating backs Chalmers’ tax changes as Minns slams federal government over income tax; Health workers ‘under-prepared’ to combat Ebola outbreak in the DRC
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Diphtheria support package launched
The federal government is launching an emergency diphtheria support package in response to an outbreak of cases.…
'Immigrants are to blame' and other falsehoods about diphtheria
Falsehoods about diphtheria are spreading online as a worsening outbreak of the disease affects Indigenous communities in Australia.…
Federal government prepares diphtheria support package as 220 cases reported
Federal and state governments have mobilised to address the largest outbreak of diphtheria in recent memory, with the Commonwealth preparing a support package for a disease once co…
Worst diphtheria outbreak in decades crosses state borders
Australia's worst outbreak of diphtheria in decades has spread into three states after crossing the border from the Northern Territory.…
Australia's worst diphtheria outbreak 'for decades' spreads to Qld, SA
An ongoing diphtheria outbreak in the Northern Territory has now spread across the border to Queensland and South Australia, with Health Minister Mark Butler describing it as the n…