Health officials say diphtheria case numbers are decreasing across remote parts of the NT and Central Australia but warn communities are 'not out of the woods' as a mass vaccination rollout continues.

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Health officials say diphtheria case numbers are decreasing across remote parts of the NT and Central Australia but warn communities are 'not out of the woods' as a mass…

Cases begin to fall as health officials ramp up vaccination programme

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Health officials in Australia said that testing showed a man's death in April was caused by diphtheria, the first such death since 2018.