title: Diphtheria in Australia, recent trends and future prevention strategies.
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Westmead, New South Wales.
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Gidding
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Burgess
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Gilbert
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000639:trends; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018563:Disease Notification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D055502:Secondary Prevention