AU: 2019/2020 Measles

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Source: https://www.katherinetimes.com.au/story/5963726/measles-is-spreading-four-more-cases-confirmed/

March 19 2019 - 3:41PM
Four more measles cases have been confirmed in Darwin - now its eight
Roxanne Fitzgerald

A further four measles cases have been confirmed in Darwin over the past two days.

Two were babies under two years old.

The outbreak of measles which began in mid-February now totals eight cases.

According to the Director at the Centre for Disease Control (CDC), Dr Vicki Krause, it is unclear where the new cases acquired the disease.

"There is no direct link to the previous cases and no recent overseas travel," Dr Krause said.

"Knowing how very contagious measles is, there are likely to be further people with symptoms of measles in Darwin now and for the next several weeks."...

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Source: https://www.communitynews.com.au/ea...ter-reveals-measles-alert-for-morley-library/

New measles alert issued in Perth
March 19th, 2019, 03:45PMWritten by Staff Writer Eastern Reporter News

THE City of Bayswater says people who visited Morley Library between 9.25am and 11am last Tuesday may have been exposed to measles.

The City issued a Facebook post early this afternoon.

Visitors to the library outside this date and time are at no risk of contracting measles...

 

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Source: https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/h...s/news-story/e69177a43b94777a57acae562c8dfdd2

Unvaccinated student and a backpacker contract measles

An unvaccinated child has been diagnosed with measles in Sydney, as well as a backpacker. NSW Health has urged the public to be on alert.
Rhian Deutrom@Rhi_lani
news.com.auMarch 21, 20191:14pm


Two people have contracted the deadly measles virus in Sydney, one of whom was an unvaccinated girl.

NSW Health has issued an urgent alert after confirming a male backpacker, aged in his 20s, and a primary school student were diagnosed with the highly infectious disease this week...

...The cases bring the total number of people diagnosed with measles in NSW to 25 since December.

One of the patients was an unvaccinated primary school student.

The young girl attends Bonnyrigg Heights Primary School, 37km west of Sydney?s CBD.

Doctors confirmed she was not vaccinated at the time she contracted measles...

...She visited Russel?s Barber Shop on Wilson Rd in Green Valley between 11am and 12.30pm last Thursday.

Four days later, the girl presented at the Edensor Road Family Medical Centre, in Edensor Park, between 11am and 11.45am.

After it was determined she had contracted the virus, she was taken to the emergency department of Fairfield Hospital, where she stayed from 12.35pm to 1.45pm...

...According to NSW Health, the backpacker had been staying at the Central Perk Backpackers hostel in Haymarket, in Sydney?s CBD, while infected...

...The man appeared to have moved around Sydney?s CBD while he was infected.

Between March 9 and 18, he visited World Square shopping centre, on George St, specifically the Coles supermarket within it.

He also wandered through a variety of shops surrounding the World Square shopping precinct during this time.

Officials have urged vigilance from the patients and families who were in the emergency department of St Vincent?s Hospital, in Sydney?s eastern suburbs, on Monday, March 18, between 2.45pm and 3.30pm.

This was the time the backpacker presented for medical treatment...

 

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Source: https://jalopnik.com/officials-issue-measles-health-warning-from-the-f1-aust-1833489063


Officials Issue Measles Health Warning From the F1 Australian Grand Prix
Alanis King
Today 3:01pm

It?s been almost a week since the Australian Grand Prix and start of the Formula One season, but the side effects of attending such a large event didn?t end after the overpriced concessions and traffic mess to go home. On Friday, the Victoria State Government put out a health warning for those who attended the race.

The government?s health warning, which is active as of this posting, is for a confirmed case of measles at the track over the weekend, where Valtteri Bottas won the first race of the year over Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. The warning said the person with measles might have been in the contagious stage while at the race, and that they visited several areas of the track...

 

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Source: https://www.4bc.com.au/podcast/measles-alert-issued-for-inner-brisbane-area/

Measles alert issued for inner Brisbane area
12 hours ago / 07:04
Mark Braybrook

Health authorities are warning people to be on the lookout for measles symptoms after a man in Brisbane was confirmed to be carrying the virus recently.

The man was infectious between the 13th and the 21st of March and frequented a number of bars, a gym and the cinema in the Spring Hill and Valley areas of the city...

 

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Source: https://www.townsvillebulletin.com....e/news-story/ccc583d5be7f86b95073bf072de2f78f

Measles: Highly infectious illness detected in Townsville
KEAGAN ELDER, Townsville Bulletin
39 minutes ago

A HEALTH alert has been issued after a confirmed case of measles was detected in Townsville.

Townsville Public Health physician Dr Julie Mudd said the case presented to Townsville Hospital emergency department on Sunday, displaying symptoms consistent with measles.

?The case also attended IGA on Bayswater Road at 5pm on 19 March and 4pm on 22 March; United Petrol Station on Bayswater Road at 7pm on March 24 and Mount Louisa Medical Centre and United Chemist on Monday 25 March from 2-4pm,? Dr Mudd said...

 

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Source: https://www.who.com.au/measles-outbreak-at-busy-australian-airport

Measles outbreak at two busy Australian airports
Health authorities confirm the news - by Eve Swain
28 Mar 2019

There are real concerns for passengers on three sets of connecting flights and the associated airports between Thailand, Australia and New Zealand could be infected with the measles.

A measles warning has been issued after a passenger travelling through Sydney Airport on their way from Thailand to New Zealand was diagnosed with the disease.

The traveller was infectious while travelling on Jetstar flight JQ28 from Thailand to Sydney on on March 18.

The next day, they flew on Jetstar flight JQ517 from Sydney to Melbourne and Virgin Australia flight VA99 from Melbourne to New Zealand.

NSW Health has urged anyone who was on the same flights or in Sydney's international and domestic airports on March 19 to check for symptoms until April 6.

It can take up to 18 days for symptoms to develop after a person comes into contact with an infectious person...

 

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Source: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...d-with-measles-in-sydney-20190402-p51a3g.html

Two babies too young to be vaccinated infected with measles in Sydney
By Kate Aubusson
April 2, 2019 ? 6.08pm

Two babies too young to be vaccinated have contracted measles in Sydney, as NSW is on track to record its highest rate of the disease in five years.

An eight-month-old and an 11-month-old have been diagnosed with the highly-contagious infection, prompting NSW Health to again warn the public to be looking out for measles symptoms.

The infants likely caught the infection from two previously reported measles cases, who spent time in a number of public places while infectious: a backpacker in the CBD and a man in Eastwood.

The babies bring the total number of measles cases in NSW since Christmas to 29...

 

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Source: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...ed-by-stranger-in-clinic-20190404-p51axz.html

NSW measles cases hit 30 after young woman infected by stranger in clinic
By Kate Aubusson
April 4, 2019 ? 5.26pm

A young woman has become the 30th person to be diagnosed with measles in NSW since Christmas.

The alert comes days after two babies too young to be vaccinated caught the infection from strangers in public areas in Sydney, as Australia creeps towards a five-year record high number of cases.

The woman likely acquired the highly contagious infection in the waiting room of a medical practice in Eastwood in mid-March. She was at the clinic the same time as a patient who was infectious after contracting measles on a trip to Thailand.

Before she was diagnosed, the woman visited a number of public locations and travelled on public transport while infectious.

Friday, March 29

521 bus from Mobbs Lane before Epping Park, Epping, departing 7.21am to Eastwood station Train departing Eastwood at 7.32am to Redfern
309 bus departing at 8.28am from Redfern Station to Gardeners Road Public School opposite Gillespie Ave, Rosebery
The Pommery Caf?, Alexandria, between 10am and 10.30am
309 bus departing at 5.12pm from Botany Rd opposite Harcourt Parade, Alexandria, to Redfern Station
PAR Redfern, Redfern at 5.50pm
309 bus from Redfern Station at 6.11pm, arriving at Green Square Station about 6.20pm
Woolworths and BWS, Zetland between 6.30pm and 7.20pm

Saturday, March 30

301 bus departing at 10.27am from Roseberry Avenue before Epsom Rd, Zetland to Redfern Station
Train departing 10.54am from Redfern Station to Epping
M54 bus departing Rawson St after Carlingford Rd (Epping Station) at 11.33am to Willoughby St after Ryde Street near Loftus Square Park Epping

Sunday, March 31

Shops within the vicinity of Auburn Rd Auburn between 3.30pm and 4.45pm

Monday, April 1

521 bus from Mobbs Lane to Eastwood station, departing Mobbs Lane at 7.21am
Train from Eastwood to Redfern, departing Eastwood at 7.32am
309 bus from Redfern Station to Gardeners Road Public School departing Redfern between 8.11am and 8.24am
309 bus from Botany Rd opposite Harcourt Pde to Redfern Station, departing Botany Rd about 9.30am
Train from Redfern to Eastwood between 9.30 and 10am
Chemist Warehouse Eastwood, about noon

 

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Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...W-intensifies-woman-40s-fourth-case-week.html


Measles crisis intensifies as woman in her 40s becomes the fourth case just a week after contracting disease in busy shopping centre

Measles crisis in NSW intensifies as woman in 40s becomes fourth case in week
Thirty one people have been diagnosed with measles in NSW since Christmas
It's believed woman got disease in mid-March visiting Eastwood shopping centre
Follows from news earlier in week that two babies caught the disease in Sydney
Authorities on Thursday confirmed another woman diagnosed with measles
By Australian Associated Press and Jon Talbot For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 04:17 EDT, 5 April 2019 | Updated: 04:17 EDT, 5 April 2019

Australia's measles crisis has intensified with a women in her 40s becoming the fourth case in a week after contracting the disease in a busy shopping centre.

It's believed the woman contracted the disease in mid-March while visiting the Eastwood shopping precinct, including the Eastwood Shopping Centre, in Sydney's northwest.

She spent time in several areas between March 28 and April 4 including Crows Nest and Eastwood while infectious.

NSW Health is urging people who may be susceptible to measles and who may have been in the same locations to be alert for symptoms of measles until April 22...

 

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Source: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/queensland-and-nsw-on-measles-alert-after-tourists-bring-virus-home


NSW Health has issued a new measles alert after two tourists were at Gold Coast airport and several NSW north coast towns while infectious.
Updated Updated 53 mins ago

Two unvaccinated Australian tourists have sparked a measles alert in the region with the worst immunisation rates in the country.

NSW Health is warning visitors to Gold Coast airport and several NSW north coast towns to remain alert for measles symptoms after the pair of returned travellers caught the disease in Asia...

...Since Christmas, NSW has recorded 33 measles cases - a rate almost five times higher than over the two years before that.

The two travellers, aged in their 20s, likely acquired the infection while in the Philippines in mid-March and were unwell before landing on the Gold Coast on March 30, NSW Health said.

They visited shops in Pottsville and Cabarita on April 2 before seeking medical treatment in Murwillumbah and Tweed Hospital the following day.

Anyone on Scoot flight TR6 on March 30 or in the same locations as the travellers have been urged to be alert until April 22 for measles symptoms, which including fever and a cough followed by a blotchy rash days later...

 

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Source: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/na...tion-hostel-and-hospital-20190408-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/ar...-infected-man-visits-number-places-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/austral...-likely-caused-by-travellers-not-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/p...k-health/f5576e86-908d-4a32-ab4b-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/na...-on-brisbane-s-northside-20190417-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/gu...lth-department-issues-measles-alert-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/...ued-after-22-year-old-man-diagnosed-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...a/news-story/f722912ebf513562a07e1e2e6bee0801

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/story/6111348/travellers-warned-after-tas-measles-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/sydne...les-alert-has-been-issued-sydney-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...