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Measles epidemiology in Australia: 2014 to 2024

Lizzie Gorrell1, Benjamin Polkinghorne2, David Durrheim3

  • 1Australian Centre for Disease Control, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Lizzie.Gorrell@cdc.gov.au.

Communicable Diseases Intelligence (2018)
|March 23, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Australia has maintained measles elimination since 2014. Most measles cases involved unvaccinated adults aged 20-49, often acquired overseas, highlighting the need for continued high vaccination rates.

Keywords:
immunisationmeaslesmeasles eliminationmeasles epidemiologymeasles importationmeasles surveillancevaccinationvaccine preventable disease

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