Australia Confirms First Diphtheria Death in a Decade Amidst Outbreak
Kathmandu. Diphtheria outbreak has caused the most serious health crisis in Australia in recent years. The country has confirmed the...
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अस्ट्रेलियामा एक दशकपछि डिप्थेरियाबाट पहिलो मृत्यु, संक्रमण तीव्र रूपमा फैलिँदै
अस्ट्रेलियामा विगत एक दशकयता डिप्थेरियाका कारण पहिलो पटक एक व्यक्तिको मृत्यु भएको पुष्टि भएको छ। सन् १९९१ पछिको सबैभन्दा ठूलो प्रकोपको सामना गरिरहेको अस्ट्रेलियामा यस वर्ष २४५ जनामा संक्रमण देखिएको छ। नोर्दर्न टेरिटोरी, वेस्टर्न अस्ट्रेलिया, साउथ अस्ट्रेलिया र क्विन्सल्याण्डमा यो रोग तीव्र रूपमा फैलिएको स्वास्थ्य अधिकारीहरूले बताएका छन्। सन् २०२५ को अन्त्यतिरबाट बढ्न थालेको यो संक्रमण फेब्रुअरी २०२६ मा निकै उच्च विन्दुमा पुगेको थियो।
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Australia confirms first diphtheria death amid worst outbreak in decades
Australia has recorded its first diphtheria death in almost a decade as the country grapples with the worst outbreak of the vaccine-preventable disease in decades, BBC reported. In March, the Northern Territory (NT) declared an outbreak of diphtheria with cases also in Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland. Cases started rising in late-2025 with a sharp increase in February.This year, there have been 245 cases, marking the largest outbreak in Australia since 1991, mainly in