AU: 2019/2020 Measles

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Source: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nat...08-p51c49.html

Measles alert for Brisbane station, hostel and hospital
By Lydia Lynch
April 8, 2019 ? 5.20pm

Health officials warn a confirmed case of measles has been identified in Brisbane.

A measles alert has been issued after an infected woman caught a train from Sydney to Brisbane in early April.

She arrived at Roma Street Station on the night of April 6 and stayed at Somewhere To Stay hostel at Highgate Hill, not realising she was infectious.

The woman also walked into the emergency department at the Princess Alexandra Hospital the next night, April 7...

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Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ces-Bondi.html

Urgent measles warning for Sydney's eastern suburbs after infected backpacker visits a number of places in Bondi - as it's revealed he WAS vaccinated

Measles outbreak warnings issued to resident of Sydney's eastern suburbs
Warning was issued after young man frequented the area while infected
NSW Health issued another warning for all residents of Sydney and Maitland

By Adam Mccleery For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 04:30 EDT, 11 April 2019 | Updated: 05:28 EDT, 11 April 2019

Residents in the eastern suburbs of Sydney have been issued an urgent measles warning after a man infected with the virus frequented a number of places in the area.

New South Wales Health issued the warning on Thursday after the man, who was vaccinated as a child, contracted the virus while overseas, The Daily Telegraph reported.

So far it's known the man stayed at shared accommodation on Park Parade, in Bondi, on April 2 and April 9 as well as visiting the Bondi Bowls Club around the same time.

On April 3 the man went to an appointment at the Bondi Junction Medical and Dental Centre after 3.30pm and then shopped at the Coles in Bondi Junction Eastgate on the afternoon of April 8.

The warning comes just one day after all Sydney and Maitland residents were issued with a similar warning after a female in her 20s was diagnosed with the highly contagious virus.

The woman was unknowingly infectious while at F45 Gym Haymarket and Macquarie University on April 3.

On April 4 she was at the Broadway Shopping Centre in Ultimo and back to the university before going to Central Station the following day.

She also did the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb on April 6 along with a visit to the Central Park Shopping Centre and Marcellin Park.

On April 7 the young woman visited the Maitland Hospital and the Rutherford Homemakers Centre.

NSW Health Director of Communicable Diseases Vicky Sheppeard said people in these locations at the time should be alert for symptoms up to at least April 23, 2019...

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australi...t-anti-vaxxers

Spike in Australian measles cases likely caused by travellers, not anti-vaxxers
Australians unaware they need a second vaccination prompt calls for better outreach programs
Melissa Davey
Thu 11 Apr 2019 19.01 BST
Last modified on Thu 11 Apr 2019 19.08 BST

Travellers rather than anti-vaxxers are most likely responsible for the spike in measles cases in Australia, where 92 cases of the disease have been confirmed in 2019, close to the number of cases for the whole of 2018.

The sudden rise in cases has prompted the health minister, Greg Hunt, to reiterate the importance of vaccinations. ?Immunisation saves lives,? he told reporters. ?The measles vaccine is very effective at protecting lives.?

But it was unlikely there had been an increase in the number of Australians questioning the vaccine?s efficacy and who opposed the vaccination, infectious disease experts say. Rather, some Australians are unaware that they are no longer immune to the disease, while others haven?t got around to getting their children vaccinated due to logistical reasons or language barriers...

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Source: https://www.9news.com.au/national/pe...b-c6c99341f8f5

Measles alert issued for Perth shoppers
By AAP
8:42am Apr 13, 2019

People who visited a suburban Perth shopping centre are being warned they're at risk of developing measles.

A person who visited the Livingston Marketplace at Canning Vale on April 8 between 1.40pm and 2.40pm and April 11 between 8.45am and noon is confirmed to have the illness.

Others are at risk of developing it if they are not immune, the Health Department warns...

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Source: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nat...17-p51f21.html

Measles cases rise to 13 after outbreak on Brisbane's northside
Jocelyn Garcia
By Jocelyn Garcia
April 17, 2019 ? 2.19pm

Brisbane's northside is being warned of a highly infectious disease after another measles outbreak that has risen the number of cases in Queensland to 13 since the beginning of this year.

A man developed symptoms after returning from Vietnam and was unknowingly infectious while visiting Toombul Shopping Centre's Priceline Pharmacy on April 11 from 1.30pm to 2.30pm.

He also went to Kedron Coles on 13 April between 10am and 11am and Wooloowin's KC Dry Cleaners on Kent Road on the morning of April 13.

Metro North Public Health physician Dr Rosie Muller said people who were in these areas at the same time should seek medical advice if they develop measles symptoms...

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Source: https://www.communitynews.com.au/gua...lert-for-perth

Health Department issues measles alert for Perth
April 18th, 2019, 09:41PMWritten by Staff Writer Guardian Express News

THE Health Department has issued a measles alert following a confirmed case in a person who travelled to Perth from Thailand and visited several public areas in the Perth this week.

Children and adults who have been inadvertently exposed are at risk of developing measles if they are not already immune.

Individuals should remain vigilant for the onset of measles symptoms for the next three weeks if they are not immune to measles from previous infection or prior vaccination, and were present at the following places during the stated times:

Sunday, April 14 ? International flight ? Thai Airways TG677, departing Bangkok 7.20am, arriving Perth International Airport 3.05pm.

? Perth International Airport, Terminal 1.

Monday, April 15 ? Alexander Heights Shopping Centre, 12.30pm to 1.30pm.

Tuesday, April 16 ? Transperth train Greenwood Station to Elizabeth Quay Station 6.55am to 8am.

? Transperth train Elizabeth Quay Station to Greenwood Station from 10.15am to 11am.

? Westralia Square from 7.50am to 10.30am.

? Train Elizabeth Quay to Greenwood Station from 10.17am to 11.10am.

? Kingsway City Shopping Centre from noon to 1.30pm.

There is no current risk of acquiring measles from visiting these areas as the potential exposure to measles occurred only on the dates and times specified.

People born prior to 1966 are usually immune to measles because they had the illness as a child.

People born during or after 1966 who are not sure if they have had two doses of measles vaccine, they should see their doctor for a vaccination before going abroad...

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Source: https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/s...osed-in-dubbo/

April 20 2019 - 4:44PM
Dubbo measles alert: diagnosed man visited Dubbo Hospital ED, Western Plains Medical Centre

People who have visited the Dubbo region in the past 10 days are being advised to watch out for symptoms of measles after a 22-year-old man was diagnosed with the highly-contagious disease.

The man, who is unvaccinated, was diagnosed in Dubbo after returning from three weeks in New Zealand....

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Source: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/...7e1e2e6bee0801

Young woman contracts measles in Adelaide?s west, north ? SA Health warn others in same area
The Advertiser
April 27, 2019 9:37pm

A young woman has contracted the measles, and health authorities are warning people who visited locations in Adelaide?s north and west to be on the lookout for symptoms.

The 22-year-old was confirmed with measles, prompting SA Health to put out the health alert on Sunday.

The woman was in the following places while infectious:

Goodlife Gym Glenelg ? On April 15, between 6am to 7.30am.

Bomdia Bowls ? On April 15, between 8am and 5pm.

Plympton Park Day and Night Surgery ? On April 17, between 11.15am and 12.30pm.

Blair Athol Medical Clinic and Pharmacy ? On April 23, between 10am and 10.30am...

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Source: https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au...les-case/?cs=7

May 7 2019 - 1:17PM
Travellers warned after Tas measles case
National

Travellers on an international and domestic flight are being told to visit their doctor immediately after a young Tasmanian woman flew with an infectious case of measles.

The 25-year-old returned to Australia last Thursday from the Philippines on Cebu Pacific flight 5J49 and then flew on Qantas flight QF2051 from Melbourne to Devonport on Friday.

Health authorities want people on the two flights to contact their GP to ensure they are immune to measles.

The woman, who is recovering in hospital, was infectious while at the Devonport Airport on Friday morning and at Victoria Street Clinic in Ulverstone in Tasmania's northwest on Saturday...

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Source: https://www.broadsheet.com.au/sydney...y-cbd-artarmon

A Measles Alert Has Been Issued for Sydney CBD and Artarmon
The affected woman visited Town Hall station, World Square and Capitol Square while contagious.
Published on 09 May 2019
by Che-Marie Trigg

A measles alert has been issued for the Sydney CBD, Artarmon and train and bus services after a woman affected by the virus visited the areas between April 29 and May 6. The woman had been travelling in Southeast Asia and her vaccination status is unknown. It takes the total number of measles cases in NSW up to more than 30 since Christmas.

On April 29 the woman caught a train from Town Hall station to Artarmon at around 1.30pm. Around 4.15am she caught the N90 bus back to Artarmon. The following day she made the same journeys, at approximately 1.30pm and 2.15am respectively. Again on May 1 she took a train from Town Hall to Artarmon at around 11.30am and the N90 back to Town Hall around 12.30am. On May 4 she caught the train from Town Hall to Artarmon around 9am and returned to Town Hall on the train at approximately 7.15pm.

On May 5 she visited the Purikura Games Centre at Capitol Square in Haymarket between 3pm and 5.30pm and the following day visited World Square shopping centre between 3pm and 6.30pm...

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Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-...tions/11139248


Dozens of babies and toddlers get urgent immunisations after measles outbreak
By Nicole Asher
Updated about an hour ago

Babies and toddlers at a Victorian childcare centre have been given urgent immunisations after the largest measles outbreak in more than a year.

Key points:

A baby and five adults were infected by a guest from Vietnam who was attending a family event
More than 30 children are given urgent treatments to fight the measles virus
A man from Vietnam travelled to a number of Melbourne suburbs prompting fears of new cases...

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Source: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/...03-p51tzs.html


Measles alert after infectious baby flew from Manila, went to Central
By Georgina Mitchell
June 3, 2019 ? 3.14pm

Passengers who arrived on a flight from the Philippines and people who were in international arrivals at Sydney Airport on May 25 have been warned to watch for symptoms of measles after a baby who arrived on the flight was found to have been infectious.

The infant, who is under a year old, travelled from Manila to Sydney on Cebu Pacific flight 5J 41 and arrived about 9.50am. The child developed a measles rash several days later and was diagnosed with measles...

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Source: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/...06-p51v3j.html

Sydney measles alert: Cathay Pacific flight, airport and south-west
Kate Aubusson
By Kate Aubusson
June 6, 2019 ? 12.35pm

Passengers on an international flight to Sydney Airport and a train to Sydney's south-west have been warned to look out for measles symptoms, after a man was diagnosed with the highly-contagious condition.

The man in his 40s was returning from Bangladesh on Cathay Pacific flight CX139 on Tuesday May 28. The plane landed at Sydney T1 International Terminal at 7.40pm.
The man travelled on a Cathay Pacific flight to Sydney form Bangladesh.

The man travelled on a Cathay Pacific flight to Sydney form Bangladesh.

He travelled by train from the airport on the Macarthur line, departing at 9.11pm and arriving at Leumeah at 9.58pm.

People who travelled on the same plane and train, and those in the international terminal - (including the baggage carousel, customs, and arrivals areas) between 7:40pm and 9:30pm should be alert for signs and symptoms of measles until June 20, NSW Health said on Thursday...

...This alert brings the total number of measles cases in NSW to 36, including eight children under the age of five...

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Source: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/...60800d9bf16c9c

SA Health warn of measles risk after infected woman spent four days in Adelaide CBD
The Advertiser
July 4, 2019 9:06am

People attending the Adelaide Festival Centre, the Adelaide Zoo and Adelaide Market Arcade could have been exposed to measles by a woman who unwittingly had the disease.

The 21-year-old Queensland woman had been on a trip to Adelaide in late June when she was potentially infectious.

The woman attended:

? Quest King William South, 379 King William Street, Monday, June 24, to Friday morning, June 28

? Adelaide Market Arcade on Monday, June 24, 11:00am to 2:00pm and Thursday, June 27, 12:30pm to 2:30pm

? Adelaide Zoo, Monday, June 24, 2:00pm to 5:30pm

? Coles, Adelaide Market Arcade, Monday June, 24, 5:00pm to 6:00pm

? Adelaide Festival Centre, King William Street, Tuesday, June 25, 3:00pm to midnight, Wednesday, June 26, 5:00pm to 9:30pm, and Thursday, June 27, 4:00pm to 10:30pm

? Adelaide Airport, Friday, June 28 10:00am to 2:45pm

? Virgin Flight VA1397 from Adelaide to Brisbane on Friday, June 28, scheduled for departure at 1:30pm.

There have been 128 measles cases in Australia so far this year with three diagnosed in South Australia...

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Source: https://au.news.yahoo.com/queensland...XDbQUkHpuI4tuD


Virgin passengers warned after traveller diagnosed with measles
Yahoo News Australia4 July 2019

Queensland Health has issued a warning for passengers on a Virgin Airlines flight, after a passenger on board was diagnosed with the measles.

A passenger travelling from Adelaide to Brisbane on Virgin flight VA 1397 on Friday, June 28 flight has been diagnosed with the infectious disease and health authorities are warning other passengers to be alert.

People at Brisbane Airport between 5pm to 6pm that day should also be wary.

?People who were in these locations, at these times, should seek medical advice if they develop symptoms,? Queensland Health said...