WELLINGTON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Two new measles cases linked to overseas travel and from the same household have been detected in Auckland, three weeks after New Zealand declared an earlier outbreak over.
Locations of interest include Singapore Airlines flight SQ281, which arrived in Auckland on Feb. 17, Auckland International Airport, and the Waitakere Hospital's emergency department waiting room, Health New Zealand said in a statement on Tuesday.
Public health officials are tracing contacts, particularly passengers seated near the cases on the flight, and urge anyone with measles-like symptoms to call healthcare providers before visiting in person.
New Zealand's previous measles outbreak, which began in September 2025, was declared over earlier this month, but health officials caution that the country remains at risk due to low immunization rates and international travel. ■
