Australia has recorded its first diphtheria-related death in the Northern Territory in almost a decade, with over 140 people infected since the outbreak began, highlighting the importance of vaccination as the primary prevention method for this vaccine-preventable respiratory disease.
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Australia Records First Diphtheria Death in Northern Territory #outbreak #fatality #worldnewsAdded:
Health authorities have confirmed the outbreak is escalating. This makes the first diphtheria fatality in the Northern Territory in almost a decade.
An ongoing outbreak of a deadly disease has led to the death of an Australian for the first time since 2018.
More than 140 people have been infected with the respiratory illness diphtheria across the Northern Territory since the start of the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Chief Medical Officer John Boffa told the ABC that one person had died in the
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