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Lloyd Jones

SHOCKING: This is serious respiratory disease outbreak spreads | Mind Blowing Facts

A drop in vaccinations has been blamed for the outbreak of diphtheria. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

A dip in vaccination rates has been blamed for one of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks as the rare respiratory disease continues to spread.

Hundreds of cases spanning three states and a territory have been reported amid fears the highly contagious infection has claimed a life in an outback community.

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