Townsville Public Health Unit responds to diphtheria case, growing dengue fever cluster

Townsville Public Health Unit responds to diphtheria case, growing dengue fever cluster

Source: ABC News

Health authorities in Townsville are urging people to take precautions following a rare diphtheria diagnosis and a growing cluster of dengue fever infections.

Townsville University Hospital has confirmed a case of respiratory diphtheria in a vaccinated teenage girl.
The bacterial disease can cause severe swelling of the throat, but vaccines are widely available and infection and fatal cases are rare.
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