Investment in cross-jurisdictional relationships results in a streamlined and efficient response by public health units to an imported case of measles in Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory, Australia, 2025

Authors

  • Tonia Marquardt Cairns Public Health Unit, Queensland Health, Queensland, Australia
  • Juliet Esmonde Cairns Public Health Unit, Queensland Health, Queensland, Australia
  • Jacqueline Murdoch Cairns Public Health Unit, Queensland Health, Queensland, Australia
  • Anthony Draper Centre for Disease Control, Northern Territory Government Department of Health, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia; National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, College of Law, Governance and Policy, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; Global and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Bidau Lecidere, Dili, Timor-Leste
  • Kimberley McMahon Centre for Disease Control, Northern Territory Government Department of Health, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2026.50.024

Keywords:

measles, cross-jurisdictional

Abstract

We describe the multi-jurisdictional collaborative approach employed in response to an imported case of measles in August 2025. This report highlights the importance of a rapid, coordinated response to measles across borders.

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Published

24/03/26

How to Cite

Marquardt, Tonia, Julie Esmonde, Jacqueline Murdoch, Anthony Draper, and Kimberley McMahon. 2026. “Investment in Cross-Jurisdictional Relationships Results in a Streamlined and Efficient Response by Public Health Units to an Imported Case of Measles in Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory, Australia, 2025”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 50 (March). https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2026.50.024.

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Vol. 50 (2026)

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Letter to the Editor

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