At least one patient is dead and scores are infected with diphtheria, a disease that haunted humanity for thousands of years ...

A new study by Australia’s Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) finds a new blood marker that might be ...

The work of Peter Aaby and Christine Stabell Benn has long been controversial. Until Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became US health policy chief, most vaccine scientists tended to ignore it. Now they can’t.

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The first death caused by the infection was recorded in Australia for the first time since 2018 ...

Health authorities are urging people to get vaccinated, as a potentially deadly infection spreads across four Australian states. Diphtheria is a serious infection caused by the toxin-producing ...

Health minister Mark Butler says vaccines are being rushed into NT communities, with one suspected death Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or ...

Australia has recorded its first reported death from diphtheria in almost a decade, after the Northern Territory declared an outbreak of the disease in March. The NT death has renewed attention on the ...

A growing outbreak of diphtheria could be "contained within months" through a surge in vaccination rates, the chief executive of Australia's peak Aboriginal community-controlled health organisation ...

An unvaccinated preschooler from Ostrava died of diphtheria, prompting concern over parents delaying children’s scheduled ...

Australia is likely facing its "biggest diphtheria outbreak" in decades, the country's health minister has warned, as an investigation continues into a possible death. Mark Butler said in a radio ...

Australia is currently dealing with its biggest diphtheria outbreak in decades, with more than 230 confirmed cases reported in 2026. Health authorities say that the rise has mainly affected areas in ...