Diphtheria is showing few signs of slowing down in the Northern Territory despite joint government efforts to control the ...

When the “Strangling Angel” swept through Hampton in 1866, the Dearborns suffered a tragedy almost too great to fathom.

Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders, has ended its three-year emergency response to the ...

The humanitarian medical organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders, has concluded its three-year emergency response to the devastating diphtheria outbreak in Kano State ...

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 ...

An ongoing diphtheria outbreak in the Northern Territory has now spread across its borders to Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia, with Health Minister Mark Butler describing it as the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...