The Department of Health has issued an alert about an outbreak of diphtheria in regional Western Australia. Diphtheria vaccines are free to certain individuals, if it has been more than 5 years since their last dose. Visit the Diphtheria alert for regional Western Australia page for further details.
Current infectious disease health alerts for medical practitioners in Western Australia. Subscribe to infectious disease alerts (external site). WA Health media releases provide further public health information and warnings.
Measles alert in WA – 12 February 25 (PDF 35KB)