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Australia's worst diphtheria outbreak claims first confirmed death as vaccination slows cases
Australia's worst diphtheria outbreak claimed its first confirmed fatality Tuesday when authorities linked an April death in the Northern Territory to the disease. The NT accounts for 163 of the nation's 248 reported cases, though the weekly case rate halved to nine following a vaccination blitz that immunized over 10,000 residents. Health officials aim to end the outbreak by year-end.
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