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Measles case on Bali to Auckland flight
Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 9:04 am
Press Release: Auckland Regional Public Health Service
Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) has been notified of a case of measles in a New Zealander travelling from Bali to Auckland. The person did not know they had measles at the time...
...Flight details
-The person departed Bali (Denpasar) on Emirates Flight EK450 at 4.45pm local time on 3 July.
-The flight landed at Auckland International Airport at 4.20am on Thursday 4 July.
-The person was seated in economy class, near the rear of the plane.
-People who were also seated in this location and who are not immune to measles may be at risk of catching the illness.
The passenger went into isolation shortly after arriving back in New Zealand...
Measles case on Auckland to New Plymouth flight
9:30am Friday 12 Jul, 2019
Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) is aware of a person who flew from Auckland to New Plymouth last Sunday and has since been confirmed as having measles.
Taranaki District Health Board?s Public Health Unit was notified of the case after medical attention was sought in New Plymouth.
Auckland Regional Public Health Service Clinical Director, Dr Julia Peters, says anyone who may have been in contact with the person in the departure area of Auckland Airport?s domestic terminal around the time of the flight should watch for signs of measles...
...Flight details
-The person departed Auckland on Air New Zealand Flight NZ5307 at 10.05am on Sunday 7 July
-The flight landed at New Plymouth Airport at 10.55am on Sunday 7 July.
Anyone who was on the same flight, or in the airports? departure or arrivals areas around the same time as the case, should watch out for measles symptoms from Sunday 14 July...
Hundreds of people have been contacted as health officials track measles in Wellington
16 July 2019
There have been 16 recorded cases of measles in Wellington this year - the most recent being an infectious person who travelled on a flight from Auckland to the capital.
The infected include seven women and nine men with an average age of 23.
Medical Officer of Health Dr Craig Thornley says it's been a big workload following up people who may've been exposed...
Auckland measles outbreak: Ten more cases in one day brings total to 210
Hannah Martin12:43, Jul 16 2019
The number of confirmed measles cases in Auckland continues to climb, accounting for most new cases across the country.
A surveillance report by ESR released on Tuesday showed there were 30 new measles cases confirmed in the past week, including 10 new cases in one day, bringing the total number in the region this year to 210...
Measles exposure on flight from Auckland to Palmerston North
Caroline Williams13:34, Jul 17 2019
Health authorities have issued a warning after a passenger infected with measles took flights between Auckland and Palmerston North.
Passengers on flight Air NZ 5119 from Auckland to Palmerston North at 7.20am on Saturday, July 6 and Air NZ 5114 from Palmerston North to Auckland at 2.30pm on Sunday, July 7 may have been exposed to the measles infection from a passenger who flew prior to being diagnosed.
The flights had 65 and 61 people on board respectively, including crew and customers, an Air New Zealand spokeswoman confirmed...
Measles outbreak: Warning after baby infected in Hawke's Bay
7:53 pm on 19 July 2019
Hawke's Bay District Health Board says the infant, who is too young to have been immunised, contracted the highly contagious disease while visiting Auckland.
Medical Officer of Health Dr Nicholas Jones said public health officials were working with the family and other known close contacts to ensure those who were not immunised stay in isolation to avoid further spread of the disease.
Dr Jones said the baby also visited the Flaxmere New World supermarket on Wednesday, 10 July between 5pm and 5.30pm.
Health officials are also directly contacting people who were in the waiting room of Hawke's Bay Hospital's Emergency Department on Friday, 12 July between 8pm, and 2.30am on Saturday, 13 July, and again on Tuesday, 16 July between 4.30pm and 6.40pm.
Those who may have been exposed and are unsure if they're immune and been to those locations or who start developing symptoms are being told to call their doctor or call Healthline...
Measles epidemic: Auckland schools told to send people home if they get a measles case
22 Jul, 2019 5:00am
By: Simon Collins
Education reporter, NZ Herald
Auckland schools and childcare centres have been told to send home all unvaccinated children and staff if they get a case of measles this term.
The move comes as schools reopen today after a two-week holiday in which 70 new measles cases were reported across Auckland - almost half as many again as the 157 cases in the first six months of this year to July 4.
Two-thirds of the new cases (45) were in south Auckland, and the biggest group affected so far this year is children under 4 (43 per cent).
Medical Officer of Health Dr Julia Peters said almost 50 Auckland early childhood services and schools have now reported measles cases - about half of them early childhood centres, and including some where staff caught the disease first...
Measles alert follows Basketball New Zealand Under 15 Nationals
1:17am
1 NEWS
A measles alert has been issued for people who attended last week's Basketball New Zealand Under 15 Nationals tournament in Mount Maunganui after a participant took part while unknowingly infectious with the disease.
Team members, family, staff and other spectators who attended the tournament at Trustpower Arena between July 17 and 20 may have been exposed to measles, Toi Te Ora Public Health said today...
"Measles is highly infectious and spreads easily from person to person. Anyone who attended the tournament and is not immune to measles may be at risk of infection," said Bay of Plenty and Lakes Medical Officer of Health, Dr Neil de Wet...
Measles outbreak in the Waikato
Waikato DHB Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 5:08 pm
Press Release: Waikato District Health Board
The Medical Officer of Health has been notified of a confirmed case of measles in Thames. Some household members of this case are now in quarantine in case they develop measles. It appears that this person may have been exposed in the vicinity of the McDonald?s at Goldfields Mall in Thames at the beginning of the school holidays (early July).
People who were in the vicinity of McDonald?s Goldfields in Thames at the beginning of the school holidays and were also exposed to measles would already have it by now, and anyone who was there around the dates and times listed below are at risk of developing and spreading measles (if they are not immune):
- Sunday 14 July from 4pm to 9pm
- Wednesday 17 July from 6am to 8:30am
Anyone who thinks they may have measles should telephone their doctor or Healthline (0800 611-116). If you need to be seen it is important to call ahead because measles is highly infectious and people with measles can infect others in waiting rooms, etc...
Two new measles cases spark health reminders
Author
Newstalk ZB, NZ Herald,
Publish Date
Thursday, 25 July 2019, 5:43PM
Two new measles cases have served as reminders for people to remain vigilant.
An infant in Canterbury is thought to have contracted the disease while in Auckland where there is more than 300 confirmed cases.
The child had not yet received their first MMR dose which is given at 15 months.
Anyone who isn't immunised and was in Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department on Friday night between 10pm and 3.45am Saturday or on Sunday between 11.40pm and 1.40am Monday should remain isolated until Monday the 5th of August
It comes one day after it was announced a person who attended the Basketball New Zealand Under 15 Nationals competition over the weekend had measles.
Toi Te Ora Public Health is urging anyone who attended the event at Trustpower Arena in Mount Maunganui from July 17 to 20to be vigilant for the symptoms of measles.
Team members, family, staff and other spectators who attended the tournament may have been exposed...
Fifty more measles cases confirmed in Auckland
8:26 pm on 29 July 2019
...More measles cases in Auckland
Nationwide 54 people contracted measles last week - the largest number so far this year - with 50 in Auckland, mostly in the Counties Manukau area.
From last month, health authorities in Auckland started giving out the measles vaccine at one year instead of 15 months, in an effort to curb the region's outbreak of the disease.
There was one case each in Waikato, Hawke's Bay, Capital and Coast and Canterbury.
About a third of all cases are children under nine years old, and the next most common group is people in their 20s.
About 85 percent of those infected are people who have not been vaccinated.
In total 407 people have been confirmed to have had measles in New Zealand this year...
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