Measles no longer endemic in New Zealand but many young adults not protected

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Measles no longer endemic in New Zealand but many young adults not protected

27 February 2019

Arlo Upton

Wednesday 27 February 2019, 01:05 AM

Measles is still very uncommon in New Zealand, and most patients presenting with fever and rash will not have measles (or rubella)

FROM THE LAB

MMR vaccination rates in the 1990s slumped in developed countries and took a long time to recover; many children growing up at that time are, today, still at risk of measles

An epidemiological history is an important part of assessing a person with possible measles A 28-year-old man presents to his GP with high fever

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