The Northern Territory has recorded the country's first reported death from diphtheria in almost a decade, as experts urge people to get vaccinated.

CIDRAP’s Vaccine Integrity Project (VIP), in conjunction with the nonprofit Evidence Foundation, released findings from the ...

The Northern Territory and Western Australia are experiencing outbreaks of an almost-eradicated infection, diphtheria. The NT has recorded 17 cases of respiratory diphtheria in the past month and 60 ...

The United States could safely drop tetanus and diphtheria booster shots for adults and save an estimated $1 billion a year, according to a new review led by researchers at Oregon Health & Science ...

A rare, life-threatening disease unseen in one Aussie state for half a century has sent cases skyrocketing - prompting an ...

For the past 3 years, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) and the National Coalition for Adult Immunization (NCAI) have spearheaded "The Power of 10" campaign to raise awareness of ...

Diphtheria is a disease most Americans have never seen. A century ago, it was different. Before vaccines, diphtheria was a ...

Cases of a deadly, vaccine-preventable strain of diphtheria have now risen to 18, after the Centre for Disease Control first declared an outbreak last month.

It had been over 30 years since the last case of diphtheria was seen in Guinea. So when patients began showing up six months ago with what looked like flu symptoms — fever, cough and sore throat – ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Diphtheria cases and deaths have risen sharply this year in Somalia, where the response has been curtailed by vaccine shortages and U.S. aid cuts, Somali officials said. Subscribe ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Northern Territory and Western Australia are experiencing outbreaks of an almost-eradicated infection, diphtheria. The NT has ...