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Major Alert as State’s Rare Outbreak Climbs

Officials say boosters are vital as cases concentrate in the Kimberley, Pilbara and Goldfields and most infections are in Aboriginal children and young adults.

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A rare, life-threatening disease unseen in one Aussie state for half a century has sent cases skyrocketing - prompting an urgent warning from health authorities.

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Major alert as state’s rare outbreak climbs

Health authorities in Western Australia are urging people to get vaccinated against diphtheria, after 60 cases were recorded in just five months.

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‘Get vaccinated’: Health alert amid ‘rare’ outbreak in WA

There have been 60 cases of the potentially deadly bacterial infection reported in WA.

·City of Perth, Australia
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PerthNow broke the news in City of Perth, Australia on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
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