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srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.utu.fi\/eudipe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1460\/2026\/06\/miniature-windmill-and-ship-placed-atop-a-map-of-australia-highlighting-travel-concepts.-8828313-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.utu.fi\/eudipe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1460\/2026\/06\/miniature-windmill-and-ship-placed-atop-a-map-of-australia-highlighting-travel-concepts.-8828313-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.utu.fi\/eudipe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1460\/2026\/06\/miniature-windmill-and-ship-placed-atop-a-map-of-australia-highlighting-travel-concepts.-8828313-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.utu.fi\/eudipe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1460\/2026\/06\/miniature-windmill-and-ship-placed-atop-a-map-of-australia-highlighting-travel-concepts.-8828313-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.utu.fi\/eudipe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1460\/2026\/06\/miniature-windmill-and-ship-placed-atop-a-map-of-australia-highlighting-travel-concepts.-8828313-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sites.utu.fi\/eudipe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1460\/2026\/06\/miniature-windmill-and-ship-placed-atop-a-map-of-australia-highlighting-travel-concepts.-8828313-168x112.jpg 168w, https:\/\/sites.utu.fi\/eudipe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1460\/2026\/06\/miniature-windmill-and-ship-placed-atop-a-map-of-australia-highlighting-travel-concepts.-8828313-190x127.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.utu.fi\/eudipe\/2026\/06\/12\/diphtheria-emerging-in-australia\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Diphtheria emerging in Australia<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">ambarkutufi<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-12T08:31:44+03:00\">12.6.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-12T12:24:15+03:00\">12.6.2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Since October 2025, diphtheria cases have been emerging in the Northern Territory of Australia. By April 2026, more than 70 new cases had been identified, and the epidemic situation remains ongoing. Most cases have been cutaneous diphtheria with relatively mild&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.utu.fi\/eudipe\/2026\/06\/12\/diphtheria-emerging-in-australia\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Diphtheria emerging in Australia<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 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768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.utu.fi\/eudipe\/2026\/06\/01\/emerging-corynebacterium-threats-antimicrobial-resistance-advanced-maldi-tof-diagnostics-and-novel-zoonotic-infections\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Emerging Corynebacterium Threats: Antimicrobial Resistance, Advanced MALDI-TOF Diagnostics, and Novel Zoonotic Infections<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">ambarkutufi<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-01T14:11:22+03:00\">1.6.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-01T14:11:24+03:00\">1.6.2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- 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