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Healthed: Measles cases are rising rapidly – and young travellers are at particular risk

May 22, 2025
|In Show all, External News
|By Alice Black

In a recent article for Healthed, MVEC director Prof Nigel Crawford examines the recent resurgence of measles cases in Victoria. 

Prof Crawford addresses special considerations for infants travelling overseas, and more. 

Read the article in full via Healthed’s website (CPD available).
Learn more about measles at MVEC: Measles

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