Another case of measles has been diagnosed, this time for a person who spent several hours at Melbourne Airport following a flight.
Health authorities say the illness was acquired overseas and the affected person was in transit through Melbourne Airport for several hours on Tuesday, March 19.
The person also boarded Virgin Australia flight VA99 from Melbourne to Christchurch between 6.35pm and 11.35pm.“People need to have received two doses of measles-containing vaccine to be fully protected. Many adults have only received one vaccine against measles, and therefore most cases are in this age group,” he said.
“There is a lot of measles circulating in our region currently, including much of southeast and southern Asia. All travellers need to be aware of this risk,” Dr Sutton said.developed measles a few days after returning home from the Philippines. The baby, who was too young to be vaccinated, developed the disease after arriving home from the Philippines.Source:Supplied
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