# Diphtheria outbreak in Australia - Diphtherieausbruch in Australien

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Podcast: [SBS German - SBS Deutsch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sbs-german-sbs-deutsch-391041)
Published: 2026-05-21T06:15:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.sbs.com.au/language/german/de/podcast-episode/diphtherieausbruch-in-australien/ooa2d21vb
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Australia is currently experiencing the worst outbreak of diphtheria in decades, which is spreading across several states and putting health authorities on alert. Can this lead to a new Covid-type pandemic? - Australien erlebt aktuell den schwersten Diphtherie-Ausbruch seit Jahrzehnten, der sich über mehrere Bundesstaaten ausbreitet und die Gesundheitsbehörden in Alarmbereitschaft versetzt. Kann das zu einer neuen covid-artigen Pandemie führen? Nachdem die hochansteckende bakterielle Infektion durch jahrzehntelange Impfprogramme als nahezu ausgerottet galt, gab es in den vergangenen Wochen plötzlich einen massiven Anstieg der Fallzahlen.

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