NZ: 2016 Measles- Queenstown alert

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Measles alert after flight arrival in Auckland
3:58 PM Wednesday Feb 3, 2016

Passengers on a flight from China to Auckland over the weekend may have been exposed to measles.

The Auckland Regional Public Health Service has put out a measles alert this afternoon after a passenger on board the China Southern Airlines flight, CZ305, to Auckland was identified as having the disease.

Medical officer of health, Dr Richard Hoskins said: "A passenger on this particular flight had measles and was infectious while travelling. It creates a health risk to other passengers on board.''

The aircraft left Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at 2am local time and arrived at 5.50pm on Saturday, January 30...

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Another possible measles case after SkyCity incident
By Sam Farrell
Thursday 18 Feb 2016 1:01 p.m.

The Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) says it is looking into another possible case of measles after a man who refused to be quarantined went to SkyCity, and exposed hundreds to the illness.

The infected man visited SkyCity Casino on February 9, along with Sugar Tree Apartments on Union St between February 9 and 13.

He arrived in the country from China on January 30 after having been infected by a passenger he was seated two rows behind during his China Southern flight...

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Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7709...asles-outbreak


51 people quarantined after measles outbreak
Last updated 22:12, February 19 2016

A person who ignored quarantine requirements has potentially put hundreds of people at risk with three more measles cases confirmed, and 51 people quarantined...

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Source: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-...cklanders-told


Take measles seriously, Aucklanders told
12:12pm

Aucklanders are being urged to take measles seriously with a fifth case of the disease under investigation.

The outbreak has put more than 100 people in quarantine since the beginning of February when a passenger on a flight from China was diagnosed with the infection but failed to follow medical advice.

The sick traveller ignored medical instructions to stay at home and instead visited Sky City Casino and Sugar Tree apartments...

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Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/heal...may-be-at-risk


Outbreak of measles in the Waikato, others may be at risk
DONNA-LEE BIDDLE
Last updated 14:13, April 12 2016

A Waikato person who contracted measles while on an overseas trip has passed the disease on to at least two others, prompting health authorities to issue a warning that many more people are at risk.

One of the three who were affected attended Nga Taiatea Wharekura school while infectious but before becoming unwell. The school has been informed and is working with the Waikato District Health Board's Population Health to control the spread of the disease.

It is unknown whether the infectious person was a student or employed by the school.

During their infectious periods, the three infected people also attended Waikato Hospital's emergency department respectively on Friday, March 25; Monday, April 4; and Saturday, April 9.

Medical Officer of Health Felicity Dumble said anyone who attended the hospital's emergency department on those dates might have been exposed to measles...

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Source: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-...apa-haka-event



Measles threat over Hamilton kapa haka event
41 min ago
Yvonne Tahana
Maori Affairs Reporter

Health authorities have warned that performers and spectators who attended a kapa haka event in Hamilton could be at risk of contracting measles.

There have been five infections in the region ? two serious enough to be hospitalised.

The Waikato District Health Board said a person with measles alerted it that they attended the Tainui Waka Cultural Festival on Saturday at the Claudelands Event Centre while they were infectious but before they became unwell.

"This means those attending the event who are not immune are at risk of getting measles and passing it on to others," the DHB said.
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The DHB said those at the event ? who came from all over the country ? should look out for symptoms until at least April 30...

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More measles cases discovered
Posted at 11:44am Friday 22 Apr, 2016

The Waikato District Health Board fears more people could be infected with measles following the discovery of two more cases ? taking the total of confirmed cases in the region to five.

The most recent case attended the Tainui Waka Kapa Haka festival while infectious, which took place at the Claudelands Event Centre in Hamilton on Saturday, April 16...

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Source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=11629106



Measles claims 8 victims in Waikato outbreak
11:57 PM Tuesday Apr 26, 2016
Regan Schoultz

An outbreak of the measles virus has hit the Waikato with eight confirmed cases and a further three possible cases reported.

Waikato District Health Board (DHB) has been notified of 18 possible cases of measles. Eight cases were confirmed, three are under investigation and seven have been determined not to be measles...

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Source: http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/5/250151


Waikato Hospital staff member has contracted measles
Contributor:
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Friday, 29 April, 2016 - 16:48

A staff member at Waikato Hospital has contracted measles and had been working in the hospital while infectious but prior to developing any symptoms. The DHB has contacted all patients and staff who may have been exposed to the staff member while infectious at work.

This staff member was vaccinated against measles. For those who receive two doses, the measles vaccine provides effective protection in more than 95 per cent of cases. This was a rare case when the vaccine has not provided sufficient protection.

All Waikato DHB staff are being asked to check their measles (MMR) vaccination status, especially those who work in clinical areas and those employed before July 2015. The DHB has had a vaccination policy in place since July 2015 for all new staff to be vaccinated for MMR, Hepatitis B, Varicella, Tetanus, Diptheria and Pertussis.

There have now been nine confirmed cases in the Waikato since early April, with another three under investigation...

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Source: http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/bites/...med-in-waikato

Eleven measles cases confirmed in Waikato
11:48 am today

Eleven cases of measles have been confirmed in Waikato and a further 11 cases are under investigation.

Medical Officer of Health Richard Wall said one of the new confirmed cases and four of the suspected cases are people who attended a Tainui Waka Kapa Haka Festival two weeks ago...

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Confirmed case of measles in Northland
Tuesday, 3 May 2016, 2:12 pm
Press Release: Northland District Health Board

Confirmed case of measles in Northland: Northlanders urged to get vaccinated

A case of Measles has been confirmed in the Kaeo area. The person had participated in the national Kapa Haka event at Claudelands Events Centre, in the Waikato on the 16 April 2016...

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Source: http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/bites/...ty'-in-waikato

Measles has 'spread wider in community' in Waikato
10:36 pm on 5 May 2016

The number of people infected with the measles in Waikato is continuing to climb.

Waikato District Health Board says it is dealing with 15 confirmed cases, up from 13 two days ago, with another 12 under investigation.

Medical officer of health Richard Wall said four of the confirmed cases had not come from any of the earlier detected cases, showing the disease had now spread wider in the community...

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Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-stan...sited-Manawatu


A measles case from Waikato outbreak visited Manawatu
KIRSTY LAWRENCE
Last updated 17:28, May 6 2016

A measles warning has been issued in Manawatu after someone infected visited the area.


People in Manawatu are being warned to keep an eye out for measles symptoms after someone visited the area while infected.

A measles case from the current Waikato outbreak visited the area, causing the disease to be able to be transmitted until May 15...

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Source: http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/5/251508

Measles alert over Morrinsville College - update
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Friday, 13 May, 2016 - 18:26

Waikato District Health Board?s Population Health Service has asked students and staff at Morrinsville College to ensure they are immunised against measles, after a student was reported to the DHB with the virus.

"We have been notified that a student at Morrinsville College has measles and therefore students and staff may have been exposed to this infection, and they should look out for symptoms," says Medical Officer of Health Dr Richard Wall.

The DHB has written to the school advising all staff and students who do not have documented immunity to measles (such as having not had two doses of the Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccine), that they must stay at home in quarantine until Tuesday 24 May. The College has decided to close on Monday 16 May until staff and students have checked their immunisation status.

The Waikato District Health Board Population Health Service says that so far there are 20 confirmed cases of measles in the Waikato and 12 are under investigation...

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Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/n...d-by-the-NMDHB


Second case of measles in Nelson confirmed by the NMDHB
SAMANTHA GEE
Last updated 16:48, May 25 2016


The Nelson Marlborough Public Health Service has confirmed a second case of measles in Nelson.

The new case is related to the first, when a Nelson teenager was confirmed as having the highly infectious virus last week after returning from a trip to Hamilton.

They were one of the four people in isolation who had been in contact with the first case and who had been determined to be non-immune to measles.

The other three people have since come out of isolation having not developed any symptoms...