Two unvaccinated children have contracted diphtheria of the throat, the first cases of the life-threatening but preventable disease last seen in NSW in the early 1990s.
Two unvaccinated children from the far north coast of New South Wales have contracted rare cases of diphtheria of the throat.The family members are the first cases of the disease last seen in NSW in the early 1990sNSW Health confirmed on Saturday that an unvaccinated toddler was in intensive care in a Queensland hospital after contracting the infection.NSW Health said the cases of diphtheria by the throat are the first in the state since the early 1990s.
The first child identified with the infection was initially treated at Tweed Hospital before being transferred to Queensland.
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