Three people in the UK have died after contracting a Victorian-era disease that is commonly spread by coughs and sneezes.
Diphtheria was identified in 87 people in England in 2022 - up from just 10 cases in 2021. It is believed that some 72 cases of the Corynebacterium diphtheriae strain were found among asylum seekers who had recently arrived in UK.
In November last year, an asylum seeker died with the disease after being held at Manston processing centre in Kent.
