Measles epidemiology in Australia: 2014 to 2024
Australia has sustained measles elimination since 2014; this review of measles epidemiology, demonstrating a predominance of unvaccinated returning international travellers 20-49 years of age, provides strong motivation for maintaining high routine two-dose coverage and promoting measles vaccination to adults travelling internationally.
Authors
- Ben Polkinghorne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6330-9588)
- Lizzie Gorrell
- David N Durrheim
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communicable Diseases Intelligence
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2026.50.016
- Primary Topic
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00