Source: http://www.wsfm.com.au/newsroom/meas...baby-sri-lanka
Posted on January 25, 2019 by Olivia Esveld
A Measles alert has been issued by NSW Health for a several locations across Sydney after a baby contracted the infection while on holiday in Sri Lanka.
It?s reported that the child visited a number of venues across the city and Sydney?s west between January 16 and 21 after returning from overseas.
The infant is too young to receive the measles vaccination, which is typically given at 12 and 18 months.
It?s reported that on January 16 the child caught a train from Ingleburn in the city?s south-west to St James station in the CBD before visiting several venues.
These venues include The Strand Arcade, Escape Hunt escape room, Harts Pub in The Rocks and The Art Gallery of NSW.
The trip then continued on a train from Martin Place to Town Hall where the infected infant visited Aqua S soft serve on George Street.
On January 17 the baby was taken to MacArthur Tavern in Campbelltown and the following day to North Break Cafe in Wonona and Pizza Pasta Please in Campbelltown.
That weekend on Saturday January 19 the child went to Fashion Spree in Liverpool. On Sunday the baby also went to Campbelltown Officeworks, Campbelltown Mall, First Care Medical Centre in Bradbury, and Bradbury Village Pharmacy...
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Source: https://www.watoday.com.au/national/...17-p50s1s.html
Measles warning sounded for businesses in Perth and Albany
17 January 2019 ? 2:55pm
A measles alert has been issued for south-west Western Australia after an infected person visited several public venues in Perth and Albany.
The person was infectious while in Perth on January 11 before visiting Albany between January 12 and 14, the Department of Health said in a statement on Wednesday.
Communicable diseases medical advisor Professor Paul Effler said people who visited the two cities should watch for symptoms of the disease until the end of January.
In Perth, the person visited Claremont Quarter shopping centre and Foxy Nails in the southern Perth suburb of Bull Creek on January 11.
They then travelled 400km to Albany where they attended locations including the Emu Point Cafe, Rustler's Steakhouse and the White Star Hotel...Leave a comment:
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Source: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/...15-p50rjn.html
Two unvaccinated children with measles on flight to Sydney
Kate Aubusson
By Kate Aubusson
15 January 2019 ? 4:47pm
Two unvaccinated children have been diagnosed with measles in Sydney after returning from a trip to Sri Lanka, health authorities say.
The children diagnosed on Tuesday bring the number of Sydney measles cases to eight in the past three weeks, prompting NSW Health to again warn people to be alert for symptoms of the highly infectious disease
The children - their ages undisclosed - were on Singapore Airlines flight SQ221 from Singapore, arriving in Sydney at 7.40am on Friday January 11, according to a NSW Health alert.
The children diagnosed on Tuesday bring the number of Sydney measles cases to eight in the past three weeks.
The children diagnosed on Tuesday bring the number of Sydney measles cases to eight in the past three weeks.
They were also on a train from Sydney International Airport via Central station, which arrived at Meadowbank at 9.30am the same day.
The children were taken to Ryde Hospital on Sunday, between 7.40am and 9.30am. They also spent time at Carlingford Epping Surgery General Practice on Monday between 9.30am and 10.30am, Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, at 5 Lloyds Avenue, Carlingford at 10.30am and 27 Rembrandt St Carlingford at 10.50am on Monday...Leave a comment:
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Source: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/...14-p50rai.html
Measles warning for passengers on Qantas flight from Manila to Sydney
By Kate Aubusson
14 January 2019 ? 3:57pm
Passengers on a Qantas flight that landed in Sydney on Friday morning have been warned that a fellow passenger was infectious with measles.
The man in his 20s travelled on Flight QF20 from Manila, which landed at Sydney Airport at 6.30am on January 11, NSW Health said.
He developed measles while he was in the Philippines and was diagnosed with the highly infectious disease after returning home to Sydney.
It is the sixth case of measles reported in Sydney in the past three weeks - all due to people returning, or visiting, from countries where measles is prevalent.
People who were on QF20 or at Sydney Airport's international terminal early on Friday should be alert for measles symptoms, which may manifest over the next two weeks - until January 29. The time from exposure to the onset of symptoms is 10 - 18 days, a NSW Health alert advised on Monday.
The man also visited Leichhardt Medical and Dental Centre on January 12 and isolation measures were put in place...
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Measles alert after man visits Melbourne hospital
by Denis Bedoya | Jan 14, 2019 | News
The Victorian health authority is urging visitors to Box Hill Hospital to be alert after an infected man visited the premises multiple times last week.
The man, aged in his 20s, developed symptoms late last week, The Department of Health and Human Services said in an official statement this afternoon.
He visited the hospital, located on Arnold Street, on the following dates:
Thursday 10 January: Box Hill Hospital (8.00am to 9.30pm) including lunch in the onsite caf?, Zouki Cafeteria;
Friday 11 January: Box Hill Hospital (8.00am to 6.30pm) including lunch in the onsite caf?, Zouki Cafeteria;
Saturday 12 January: Box Hill Hospital (8.00am to 9.30pm) including lunch in the onsite caf?, Zouki Cafeteria;
Sunday 12 January: Box Hill Hospital (8.00am to 10.00am)...Leave a comment:
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Source: https://tendaily.com.au/news/austral...n-nsw-20190110
Fifth Case Of Measles Recorded In NSW
fifth case of measles has been reported in NSW, with the infected man having visited bars, a shopping centre and a gym in inner Sydney.
The unvaccinated man, aged in his 20s, developed measles this week nine days after his first exposure to the disease, carried by a child visiting from Thailand.
Darling Harbour bar Bungalow 8, Albion Place Hotel, Anytime Fitness Newtown and Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre are among the places he visited while infectious between January 4 and 9...
...The man's itinerary included:
Bungalow 8 from 7pm Friday to 3am Saturday
a train from Newtown to Town Hall, time at Albion Place Hotel and a bus to
King St Newtown between 7pm and 11.30pm on Saturday
Anytime Fitness Newtown on Monday (5-7pm) and Tuesday (5-6pm)
Marrickville Metro from 1.30 to 2.30pm on Wednesday
Service NSW Marrickville from 1.45pm and 2pm on Wednesday...
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Source: https://www.9news.com.au/2019/01/09/...nnaloo-january
Urgent measles alert issued after Perth Zoo and IKEA store outbreak
By 9News Staff
10:00pm Jan 9, 2019
Adults and children in Western Australia have been put on alert for a measles outbreak connected to two popular Perth locations.
The Western Australian Government?s Department of Health today issued an urgent alert after confirming a case of the illness in a person who visited the Perth Zoo and the IKEA store at Innaloo.
The alert said both children and adults who visited the zoo on New Year?s Day or the IKEA store about lunchtime on January 2 could have been affected and at risk up until January 20...
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Source: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nat...08-p50q7g.html
Second Brisbane measles alert in 24 hours
Lydia Lynch
By Lydia Lynch
8 January 2019 ? 2:28pm
Health officials warn a second confirmed case of measles has been identified in Brisbane within 24 hours.
An Ipswich area woman had visited areas in Ipswich and Brisbane before she realised she was infectious.
A second case of measles has been confirmed in Brisbane.
West Moreton Health public health physician Vicki Slinko said residents in the Brisbane and Ipswich areas should be alert for symptoms over the next couple of weeks.
The woman took the 444 bus from Indooroopilly to South Bank on Friday nigh, where she visited the Max Brenner chocolate bar.
Dr Slinko warned due to South Bank's popularity, others were likely to have been exposed to the woman...Leave a comment:
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Source: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nat...07-p50q19.html
Measles alert after infected man flies to Brisbane
Lydia Lynch
By Lydia Lynch
7 January 2019 ? 3:23pm
Health officials warn a confirmed case of measles has been identified in Brisbane.
A measles alert has been issued after an unknowingly infectious man flew from China to Brisbane on Saturday...
...Passengers who arrived in Brisbane on China Southern Airlines flight CZ 381 from Guangzhou on the morning of January 5 are urged to be alert for signs of the highly infectious disease.
The man also visited the Prince Charles Hospital Emergency Department from noon to about 10.30pm on Saturday.
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Metro North Public Health physician Megan Young said anyone who was on the flight, or at Brisbane International Airport between 8:30am and 10am on Saturday, should seek medical advice if they develop symptoms...Leave a comment:
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Source: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/...02-p50pah.html
'Extremely contagious': Child becomes third case of measles in Sydney
Kate Aubusson
By Kate Aubusson
2 January 2019 ? 6:23pm
A child has become the third person diagnosed with measles in Sydney in five days, as health authorities warn the public to watch for symptoms of the highly infectious disease.
On Wednesday evening NSW Health reported it had been notified that a child had presented to Royal North Shore Hospital's emergency department with measles...
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