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December 24, 2024 12:49AM
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Travellers are being warned to monitor for symptoms after a new case of measles was detected after a person was exposed to the disease on an international flight.
The contracted case was reported in Victoria after the person was exposed while on VietJet Air flight VJ083 which arrived in Brisbane on December 4, Victoria's Acting Chief Health Officer Christian McGrath said.
It's the second case detected in Victoria in December after another traveller tested positive in Queensland, having transited through Melbourne Airport while they were infectious.
People who have attended Melbourne Airport on about 9.24pm to 10.30pm on December 8 and between 5am and 7.25am on December 9 are being urged to monitor for symptoms. These can include a fever, cough, sore or red eyes, runny nose, and feeling generally unwell, followed by a red bumpy rash.
An infected person was also traced to the Woolworths store at The Links Shopping Centre in Oakleigh South, Friendly Grocer and Pastry Supreme Bakehouse in Bentleigh East on December 19 between 11.27am and 12.55pm.
Anyone who attended any of the exposure sites on the specific dates and times should monitor for symptoms.
The measles case comes as Chief Health Officer Clare Looker revealed waste water testing detected poliovirus in the Melbourne metropolitan area.
The poliovirus type 2 case was detected on December 2 and appears to be derived from someone who may have received a vaccine. ...
William Ton / AAP
Travellers are being warned to monitor for symptoms after a new case of measles was detected after a person was exposed to the disease on an international flight.
The contracted case was reported in Victoria after the person was exposed while on VietJet Air flight VJ083 which arrived in Brisbane on December 4, Victoria's Acting Chief Health Officer Christian McGrath said.
It's the second case detected in Victoria in December after another traveller tested positive in Queensland, having transited through Melbourne Airport while they were infectious.
People who have attended Melbourne Airport on about 9.24pm to 10.30pm on December 8 and between 5am and 7.25am on December 9 are being urged to monitor for symptoms. These can include a fever, cough, sore or red eyes, runny nose, and feeling generally unwell, followed by a red bumpy rash.
An infected person was also traced to the Woolworths store at The Links Shopping Centre in Oakleigh South, Friendly Grocer and Pastry Supreme Bakehouse in Bentleigh East on December 19 between 11.27am and 12.55pm.
Anyone who attended any of the exposure sites on the specific dates and times should monitor for symptoms.
The measles case comes as Chief Health Officer Clare Looker revealed waste water testing detected poliovirus in the Melbourne metropolitan area.
The poliovirus type 2 case was detected on December 2 and appears to be derived from someone who may have received a vaccine. ...