Diphtheria is back in Australia, here's why – and how vaccines can prevent its spread
- Written by: Frank Beard, Associate professor, University of Sydney
ShutterstockAn unvaccinated toddler from the far north coast of New South Wales is in intensive care after catching respiratory diphtheria (diphtheria of the throat). A six-year-old close family contact is also infected.
These are the first cases of respiratory diphtheria in children seen in Australia since 1992.
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