Australian doctors call for vigilance after measles surge in Europe

Children wait in a queue for vaccination against measles in Kiev

Children wait in a queue for vaccination against measles in Kiev Source: Getty Images

The World Health Organisation says measles rates in Europe have hit their highest level in two decades.


More than 41,000 new cases have been diagnosed in Europe so far this year, nearly double the number for the whole of 2017.


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