Measles alert for parts of Sydney, Wollongong

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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.
Until now, the focus has been on making sure babies and infants are immunised, but there are other age groups in Australia who could be slipping through the cracks, Raina MacIntyre, a professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology at the University of NSW told nine.com.au. READ MORE