A Measles outbreak in the Whitsundays, Queensland: the shape of things to come?

Authors

  • Jeffrey N Hanna Tropical Public Health Unit, PO Box 1103, Cairns QLD 4870
  • Dorothy J Symons Tropical Public Health Unit Network, Queensland Health, Mackay, Queensland
  • Michael J Lyon Public Health Virology, Queensland Health Scientific Services, Coopers Plains, Queensland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2002.26.63

Keywords:

measles, outbreak, vaccination, surveillance

Abstract

This report describes a small outbreak of measles that occurred in the Whitsunday region, north Queensland, in July to August 2002. With one exception, all the cases were deliberately unvaccinated because their parents were conscientious objectors to vaccination. It is suggested that this pattern of measles outbreaks, with most cases being not preventable because of conscientious objection, will become increasingly recognised in the future. Commun Dis Intell 2002;26:589-591.

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31/12/22

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Hanna, Jeffrey N, Dorothy J Symons, and Michael J Lyon. 2022. “A Measles Outbreak in the Whitsundays, Queensland: The Shape of Things to Come?”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 26 (December):589-91. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2002.26.63.

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