Measles immunisation campaigns in 24 countries have already been delayed,and more will be postponed,potentially putting children in 37 countries at risk
A flight attendant who spent January 26 at The Golden Sheaf at Double Bay has become the state's latest measles case.
Seventy-four people were diagnosed with measles in Queensland in 2019,making it the state’s worst year for the disease since 1997.
Nine people have now been diagnosed with the disease since Christmas,as health authorities urge adults to check their vaccination history.
A man has become the seventh person infected with the illness since Christmas.
Health authorities are warning the public to be alert for measles symptoms after a man diagnosed with the highly infectious disease visited a number of locations.
The South Pacific island nation of Samoa has lifted a six-week state of emergency.
Queensland Health admits it has failed to do enough to stop the spread of vaccine misinformation in the wake of outbreaks of measles at home and overseas.
A second measles warning in the space of a month has been issued in Sydney.
A woman in her fifties is being treated for measles in hospital,while a man and a woman in their thirties are being treated at their homes.
A mandatory vaccination campaign aims to cover 90 per cent of the population in the fight against the outbreak.