From smallpox eradication to COVID vaccines, explore the most significant vaccine breakthroughs in the U.S. over 250 years of ...

The once almost eradicated infection has now been detected in the Mid West, Perth metropolitan, Kimberley, Pilbara, and the ...

Health authorities in Western Australia's far north say they are battling disinformation and misconceptions amid a vaccination drive to contain a diphtheria outbreak.

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 ...

It’s a tragedy whenever a child dies needlessly of a disease that is both preventable and treatable. Sadly, that happens daily around the globe, due mainly to a raft of infectious diseases. One of ...

The first half of 2026 has been marked by three different disease outbreaks: Ebola, hantavirus and, in Australia, diphtheria. Each has exposed vulnerabilities in how we detect, communicate and respond ...

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 ...

Diphtheria affecting the airways comes on slowly over several days, beginning with a mild fever, sore throat, difficulty in swallowing and a hoarse voice. Once established it progresses rapidly. The ...

Migrants with symptoms of diphtheria are to be put into isolation, as cases of the disease rise, ministers say. Those showing signs of infection will be separated for a "short period" at the Manston ...

At least 3 children have tragically lost their lives to diphtheria, with 7 others affected, in the regions of Palwal, Nuh. Following these deaths, the state health department has swiftly launched a ...

An adult from the north coast of New South Wales is the latest Australian to be diagnosed with the deadly infectious disease, diphtheria. The patient, who was diagnosed on Monday, is being treated ...