Diphtheria outbreak reaches WA’s prisons

Two inmates at West Kimberley Regional Prison tested positive for diphtheria, WA Health confirmed, marking the disease's spread to the state's prison population. Both cases were contracted outside the facility and prisoners were isolated before testing negative. The outbreak has affected 92 people in WA since January, predominantly in northern Aboriginal communities, prompting vaccination efforts across regional prisons.

Summary by Glance · The Age