The National Measles Surveillance Strategy

This surveillance plan has been formulated to help prepare for national measles elimination. It updates and expands upon the surveillance methodology previously outlined in Measles: Guidelines for the control of outbreaks in Australia which was developed by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).1 The NHMRC document also contains recommendations about individual case management and outbreak control, which will require revision once the Measles Control Campaign (MCC) has commenced. However, enhanced measles surveillance is needed as soon as possible, as the first phase of the MCC will take place between July and October, 1998.