There have been a rising number of measles cases in Australia this year, amid a global resurgence of the contagious disease.
This week a traveller diagnosed with the virus flew Thailand to New Zealand, through Sydney and Melbourne, exposing other passengers to infection.
The Northern Territory has lowered the minimum age at which babies can be vaccinated to just nine months, as it attempts to curb an outbreak in Darwin.
Health professionals are urging travellers to check their immunisation status.
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Dr Margie Danchin, clinician researcher, Melbourne University
Natasha Fyles, Northern Territory Health Minister
Ed Day, executive, Rockland County, New York
Professor Raina Macintyre, research fellow, University of New South Wales
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