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HEALTHJun 3 · 15:00 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDDouglas Smith Indigenous affairs reporter

Diphtheria outbreak: residents of remote NT community say health clinic has no hand sanitiser

A diphtheria outbreak in Yuendumu, a remote Northern Territory community, is causing concern due to a lack of hand sanitiser at the health clinic and a three-week delay for test results. Over 240 cases have been reported in remote Indigenous communities across the Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, and Western Australia since October.

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