Two infants and an adult have died in Samoa and authorities believe its related to measles.
The Ministry of Health is currently awaiting laboratory tests results for 146 cases as well as the three mortalities.
The deceased are an 8-month old, 14-month-old and a 37-year-old.
There have been 314 suspected cases of measles with 15 confirmed as of 27 October.
Most of the 314 cases are children less than 4 years of age.
A total of 249 of the suspected cases reside in Upolu and 5 in Savaii.
According to the Ministry of Health, 91 of the 314 suspected cases have been admitted to hospital.
The public is being urged to get their measles vaccinations if they have not been vaccinated or have not previously contracted the highly contagious virus.
Samoa has declared a measles epidemic following an outbreak in Auckland, New Zealand.