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NZ: 2014 Measles outbreaks/alert- measles exposure on Auckland flight

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Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9567196/Measles-confirmed-in-Auckland

Measles confirmed in Auckland
Last updated 16:13 31/12/2013

The first case of measles in Auckland since June 2012 has been confirmed.

The Auckland Regional Public Health Service said a person contracted measles this month while in Sydney taking part in in the 2013 World Supremacy Battlegrounds hip-hop competition.

Teams from other places in New Zealand, including Hamilton and Huntly, also took part in the event, it said...
 
Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- cases in Auckland, Turangi and Taupo

Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- cases in Auckland, Turangi and Taupo

Source: http://www.skynews.com.au/health/article.aspx?id=938583

Sydney measles outbreak spreads in NZ
Updated: 19:30, Wednesday January 1, 2014

An outbreak of measles linked to a Sydney hip-hop dance festival has spread from Auckland to the New Zealand cities of Turangi and Taupo, with 10 cases confirmed.

An 18-year-old Auckland woman was the first to have been reported contracting measles while in Sydney early in December, after she took part in the 2013 World Supremacy Battlegrounds hip-hop competition.

New Zealand's Ministry of Health on Wednesday said that on top of the Auckland case, there were nine confirmed cases and one case under investigation around Turangi and Taupo...
 
Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- cases in Auckland, Turangi and Taupo

Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- cases in Auckland, Turangi and Taupo

Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9572412/More-cases-of-measles-expected-in-outbreak


More cases of measles expected in outbreak
TESSA JOHNSTONE
Last updated 05:00 03/01/2014


One further measles case has been confirmed, and more are expected, as health officials continue to monitor families exposed to the disease.

The latest case, in the Taupo and Turangi area, brings the total to 11, all of whom attended or had had contact with someone who was at the World Supremacy Battleground hip-hop event in Sydney in December.

The outbreak is contained to Auckland, Taupo and Turangi so far, but families in Huntly, Hamilton and Wellington are also being monitored.

Three cases have also been confirmed by health authorities in New South Wales.

Bay of Plenty and Lakes District medical officer of health Neil de Wet said public health nurses had been in touch with more than 50 people over the past 48 hours to check on their risk of catching the infectious disease...
 
Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- cases in Auckland, Turangi and Taupo

Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- cases in Auckland, Turangi and Taupo

Source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11180686

By Martin Johnston
5:30 AM Friday Jan 3, 2014
Vulnerable people warned to stay in isolation as 11th case of highly communicable disease is confirmed

More than 100 people in Auckland, Waikato and the Lake Taupo area have been assessed for measles risk related to the outbreak of the disease among those who attended a hip-hop event in Sydney.

Some have been asked to stay in voluntary isolation at home because they are not immune to measles and are at risk of having caught it from one of the confirmed cases. Some are in isolation awaiting results of testing of their blood for immunity...
 
Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- cases in Auckland, Turangi and Taupo

Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- cases in Auckland, Turangi and Taupo

Source: http://www.smh.com.au/national/measles-outbreak-linked-to-sydney-dance-festival-20140103-30a1e.html

Measles outbreak linked to Sydney dance festival
January 3, 2014 - 10:23PM


A measles outbreak that began at a hip-hop dance festival in Sydney has spread across the country and overseas, leaving at least 14 people infected and tens of thousands of people exposed to the disease.

The outbreak began when a Filipino man with flu-like symptoms competed in the festival, attended by more than 2000 people in early December.

A 10-year-old girl in Adelaide was next to fall ill. She too had been at the festival.

Then a woman in Auckland was diagnosed. And a person in Sydney. And nine more people in Turangi and Taupo in New Zealand - six of whom had not gone to the competition, but knew someone who had.
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Most recently, a 21-year-old man from Melbourne fell ill, but his symptoms only emerged after he had spent Boxing Day amid the throngs of people taking advantage of Christmas sales at the city's busiest shopping centre. He too had attended the festival...
 
Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- cases in Auckland, Turangi and Taupo

Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- cases in Auckland, Turangi and Taupo

Source: http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/aucklan...erts-wary-measles-outbreak-could-spread-south

Experts wary measles outbreak could spread south
By: Emily Murphy, | Latest Health News | Tuesday January 7 2014 15:40


Medical experts are not ruling out the possible spread of measles from the North Island to South Canterbury.

There have been at least 11 people affected by the outbreak in recent weeks - the latest cases were in the Taupo and Turangi areas...
 
Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- cases in Wellington

Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- cases in Wellington

Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/9593581/Measles-cases-confirmed-in-Wellington

Measles cases confirmed in Wellington
Last updated 17:32 09/01/2014

Three further cases of measles have been confirmed in an outbreak which stemmed from a hip-hop event in Sydney - two in Wellington.

The confirmed cases bring the total to 14 since the first case with links to World Supremacy Battleground in Sydney was confirmed in late December...
 
Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- cases in Wellington

Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- cases in Wellington

Source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11184881

Baby latest to be hit by measles
By Lynley Bilby
5:30 AM Sunday Jan 12, 2014
So far 13 people have caught the illness through a group visiting Australia.

A baby is the latest casualty of a highly infectious measles outbreak, as health workers treat fresh cases in the Taupo region.

Bay of Plenty Medical Officer of Health Dr Phil Shoemack confirmed doctors treated two new cases this week.

A 15-month-old unvaccinated baby was admitted to Rotorua Hospital after the sick tot was assessed by a local doctor.

Another child from the same extended family also fell ill with the disease...
 
Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases

Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-time...l-as-Taupo-Turangi-measles-outbreak-continues

Baby in hospital as Taupo-Turangi measles outbreak continues
Last updated 14:33 13/01/2014

Two people, including a baby, had measles symptoms so severe they were admitted to hospital at the weekend, health authorities say.

The new cases bring the number of confirmed measles cases connected to a hip-hop event in December to 16 - one in Auckland, two in Wellington, and 13 in the Taupo-Turangi area.

In Taupo-Turangi, a 15-month-old baby was admitted to hospital on Friday, but has since been discharged, and an adult was also admitted and is still undergoing care.

Medical officer of health Phil Shoemack said both were admitted because of the severity of their symptoms.
 
Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases

Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/aucklan...e-airlines-flight-possibly-exposed-to-measels

Passengers on Singapore Airlines flight possibly exposed to measels
By: Juliette Sivertsen, | New Zealand News | Wednesday January 15 2014 12:40

UPDATED 3:04pm: 250 passengers on a flight to Auckland from Singapore may have been put at risk of contracting the measles.

An baby contracted the measles in the Philippines before flying back to Auckland on Singapore Airlines flight SQ281 on January 12...
 
Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases

Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11192677


Measles alert over central Auckland church service
4:19 PM Monday Jan 27, 2014

Churchgoers have been asked to consider isolating themselves at home after a person with measles attended a central Auckland service...

...Authorities recommend that those who attended Victory Christian Church between 10.45am and 1.30pm on January 19, and who were unimmunised or unsure of their immune status, isolate themselves at home should they develop any measles symptoms before next Monday...
 
Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases

Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/234438/24-cases-of-measles-now

24 cases of measles now
Updated at 11:13 am today

Twenty four confirmed cases of measles have been confirmed nationwide in the last month.

The latest case in Auckland has prompted the regional health service to warn a church congregation to isolate themselves at home for a week if they have symptoms.

Sixteen cases, of which 13 are in Turangi and Taupo, arose after a hip-hop dance competition in Sydney in December.

The other cases have been people travelling or returning to New Zealand from abroad...
 
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Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11203750


Fears measles spreading in city
By Martin Johnston
5:30 AM Monday Feb 17, 2014
Two new cases including Auckland Grammar boy spark warning to be watchful.

Auckland's public health authority fears a highly infectious measles virus may be starting to spread in the city independently of imported cases of the disease.

Until now, cases in the city's dose of measles - a potentially serious illness - have been traced to imported illness from hotspots such as the Philippines.

But two cases have been diagnosed in which inquiries by the Auckland Regional Public Health Service had not, by the end of last week, turned up any connection to the imported lines of the virus...
 
Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- Outbreak in an Auckland high school

Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- Outbreak in an Auckland high school

Source: http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/nbhea/642671618-19-schoolboys-in-latest-measels-outbreak

19 schoolboys in latest measels outbreak
By: Frances Cook, | Latest Health News | Tuesday February 25 2014 6:49

Nineteen students from an Auckland high school are the latest victims of a measles outbreak.

Thirty nine cases have been confirmed in the region since the end of last year.

There are fears other pupils at Westlake Boys High could now catch the highly infectious disease...
 
Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- Outbreak in an Auckland high school

Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- Outbreak in an Auckland high school

Source: http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/237212/measles-spreading-through-auckland

Measles spreading through Auckland
Updated at 12:18 pm today

Measles is still spreading through Auckland, with a large group of college students diagnosed.

Twenty students from Westlake Boys High School have caught the disease, pushing the total confirmed cases in Auckland to 40...
 
Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- airline flight exposure alert

Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- airline flight exposure alert

Source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11211636

Measles alert issued after flight to Auckland
By Lydia Anderson
Updated 1:40 PM Friday Feb 28, 2014

A measles alert has been issued for passengers who travelled on a Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Auckland last week.

Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) said today passengers on the flight may have been exposed to measles from an infected fellow passenger.

Medical Officer of Health Dr Catherine Jackson confirmed one measles case on Flight MH0131 from Kuala Lumpur to New Zealand, which arrived in Auckland at 1pm on Feb 20, at 1pm...

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Source: http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/237578/another-case-of-measles-in-auckland

Another case of measles in Auckland
Updated 21 minutes ago

Another case of measles has been confirmed in Auckland, taking the total number of cases in the city since an outbreak started at the end of last year to 41.

The Auckland Public Health Service says the most recent case is a passenger who flew from Kuala Lumpur to Auckland last week...
 
Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- airline flight exposure alert

Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- airline flight exposure alert

Source: http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/293581/warning-over-measles-outbreak

Warning over measles outbreak
Home ? News ? Dunedin
By John Lewis on Sat, 1 Mar 2014

Otago schools, early childcare centres and tertiary institutions are being warned by the Ministry of Health to be on the lookout for measles.

This follows an outbreak of the highly infectious disease in the North Island.

At least 61 measles cases have been recorded in New Zealand in the past three months.

Of those, 43 were in Auckland, 15 in the Bay of Plenty/Lakes district and three in Wellington.

Public health officials are bracing for more after it was found 20 cases were pupils at Westlake Boys' High School in Auckland...
 
Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- more cases in Auckland

Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- more cases in Auckland

Source: http://www.3news.co.nz/Auckland-mea...-rise/tabid/423/articleID/334524/Default.aspx


Auckland measles cases continue to rise
Tuesday 04 Mar 2014 11:18a.m.

The number of measles cases in Auckland is rising with 53 now confirmed across the city.

It follows an outbreak at Westlake Boys High School on the North Shore, where 27 staff, students and family members were infected by the disease.

Medical Officer of Health Dr Richard Hoskins says although there have been more cases, the outbreak remains contained...
 
Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- Air NZ flight alert

Re: NZ: 2014 Measles cases- Air NZ flight alert

Source: http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/measles-alert-over-air-nz-flight-5859302


Measles alert over Air NZ flight
Published: 1:54PM Thursday March 06, 2014 Source: Fairfax

Passengers on an Air New Zealand flight from Brisbane to Auckland last month may have been exposed to measles, health authorities say.

Two passengers on flight NZ136 on Sunday, February 23, were suffering from measles, the Auckland Regional Public Health Service said today.

The affected passengers would have been infectious when they were travelling, according to Medical Officer of Health Dr Richard Hoskins...
 
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