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Health experts 'alert' not 'alarmed' as measles cases rise in Australia
Key takeaways
- Children with measles receive treatment at a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, earlier this month.
- More cases of measles have been reported in Australia in 2026 than the same period in 2025, data from the Australian Centre for Disease Control shows.
- Many of the cases are travellers returning from South and South-East Asia, where there are outbreaks of the disease.
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Children with measles receive treatment at a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, earlier this month. (Reuters: Mohammad Ponir Hossain )
More cases of measles have been reported in Australia in 2026 than the same period in 2025, data from the Australian Centre for Disease Control shows.
Many of the cases are travellers returning from South and South-East Asia, where there are outbreaks of the disease.
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