Third person diagnosed with measles in Australia in two days

A person's chest with measles rash
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Despite measles being officially eradicated in Australia in 2014, the epidemics overseas have led to travellers bringing the highly-infectious disease back home. With its high rates of vaccination, Australia relies on herd immunity to stop the disease from spreading. Raina MacIntyre, a professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology at the University of NSW told nine.com.au. READ MORE 

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