Australia launches a major awareness campaign to educate its citizens against measles, after a global resurgence of the deadly disease has caused alarm
In this file photo taken on January 22, 2018 a woman is vaccinated against measles. Photo taken March 29, 2019.
Measles – an airborne infection causing fever, coughing and rashes that can be deadly in rare cases – was declared officially eliminated from Australia by the World Health Organisation in 2014. The announcement by Health Minister Greg Hunt came as a spate of cases hit Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, with the latest infection alert on Sunday involving two people who holidayed in the Philippines.
"I am concerned about the recent increases in measles cases in Australia and want to make sure our community is well protected against this very serious disease," Hunt said in a statement.
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