A measles warning has been issued for residents in South Australia as the first case of the highly-infectious illness is recorded in the state for 2025.
A health alert for an highly-contagious illness has been issued for Aussies in one state, with a Kmart store, Coles and airport among the list of exposure sites. South Australia Health released the alert late Saturday after being notified a three-year-old child infectious with measles had recently travelled from Vietnam .
Adelaide Airport is listed as an exposure site on January 14 from 9.00am to 10.00am. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Kelly Barnes McIntyre Medical Centre in the same complex is further listed as an exposure site between the hours of 11am and 12pm, and 2.30pm to 3.35pm.
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