Those who have come in close contact with the first diagnosed case of diphtheria in New South Wales this century have received antibiotics and a vaccine, in an effort to reduce the risk of transmission of the disease.
The North Coast Health Unit late yesterday afternoon announced an unvaccinated two-year-old girl was being treated for diphtheria of the throat.
The child is in ICU at a Queensland hospital, receiving diphtheria antitoxin, antibiotics, and respiratory support.
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