About this episode

The episode discusses the recent rise in diphtheria cases in Australia, particularly in the Northern Territory and regional Western Australia, featuring insights from Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael Kidd.

Diphtheria cases are extremely rare in Australia. But over the past month, cases of diphtheria have been rising in the Northern Territory and in regional Western Australia. Prior to the current outbreak, diphtheria had not been detected in the Kimberley for about half a century. GUEST: Professor Michael Kidd, Chief Medical Officer PRODUCER: Katie McAllister

People in this episode

Host: Katie McAllister

Guest: Professor Michael Kidd

Topics covered

• diphtheria
• health outbreak
• public health
• Northern Territory
• Western Australia
• medical advice

Keywords

• diphtheria
• Australia
• health
• outbreak
• Professor Michael Kidd
• Northern Territory
• Western Australia
• public health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC Australia

Places: Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia, Kimberley

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