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'Immigrants are to blame' and other falsehoods about diphtheria
Diphtheria is spreading in Australia and so is misinformation about the disease Topic: Disease Outbreak Topic: Disease Outbreak Wed 20 May 2026 at 2:50pm Diphtheria is spreading in Australia, but so are falsehoods about the highly contagious disease.
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