Sustained outbreak of measles in New South Wales, 2012: risks for measles elimination in Australia

Objective: On 7 April 2012, a recently returned traveller from Thailand to Australia was confirmed to have measles. An outbreak of measles subsequently occurred in the state of New South Wales, prompting a sustained and coordinated response by public health authorities. The last confirmed case prese...

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Main Authors: Zeina Najjar, Kirsty Hope, Penelope Clark, Oanh Nguyen, Alexander Rosewell, Stephen Conaty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2014-01-01
Series:Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
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Online Access:http://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/220/370