Measles has been identified in NSW, Qld and SA. 5 things to know about the virus

By Katherine Gibney, Senior research fellow, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Allen Cheng, Professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Monash University

New South Wales health authorities have issued a measles alert after a baby who recently returned from overseas, and subsequently visited several sites in Western Sydney, tested positive to the virus.

This follows two cases of measles in a family on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast who returned from overseas on March 13, and a case in South Australia which was also…

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