A child with measles rash on hands and torso
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Australia Could Be At Risk Of ‘Imported’ Measles Outbreak After Overseas Epidemics
"We have high vaccination rates in Australia, so we would not likely have ongoing epidemics, but measles is spread by travel, so we could certainly see outbreaks in Australia due to travel to and from affected countries," Professor Raina MacIntyre, head of the biosecurity research program at the Kirby Institute, told 10 daily.

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Professor Raina MacIntyre

Raina MacIntyre

NHMRC Principal Research Fellow and Professor of Global Biosecurity.

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