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Measles

The Ministry of Health is advising people travelling overseas (to any destination) to make sure they are fully immunised against measles before they go. While cases in New Zealand are rare because endemic measles has been eliminated here, the disease is regularly brought into the country through international travel. There are currently significant measles outbreaks overseas including in India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, and Somalia. For countries that are affected, please check the CDC website for information on global outbreaks: https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/measles/data/global-measles-outbreaks.html 

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