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Article Measles Alert: Infectious Baby Prompts Warning

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Health authorities are urging parents to be on the lookout for signs and symptoms of measles, after a baby was diagnosed with the infection in NSW.

NSW Health said the nine-month-old was infectious while recently visiting locations in Sydney’s inner west and south-west. The baby had recently returned from Asia, where there’s been an outbreak of measles in several countries including Pakistan and India.

People may have been exposed to the case in the following locations:

  • Emirates flight EK416 from Dubai to Sydney: arrived in Sydney on Wednesday, 10 January at 6:36pm.
  • Sydney Airport Terminal 1 International Arrivals (including baggage claim and customs): on Wednesday, 10 January ​between 6:36pm – 9:00pm​.
  • ​​Five Star Coffee and Nuts ​Lakemba: on Friday, 12 January between 3:00pm – 5:00pm.

The locations pose no ongoing risk, but anyone who visited these areas during the above times should be on the lookout for symptoms.

“Symptoms to watch out for include fever, sore eyes and a cough, usually followed three or four days later by a red, blotchy rash that spreads from the head to the rest of the body,” Sydney Local Health District’s Clinical Director of Public Health Dr Leena Gupta said.

“Anyone born during or after 1966 needs to ensure they have received two doses of measles vaccine, this is particularly important prior to overseas travel, as measles outbreaks are occurring in several regions of the world at the moment.”

Measles is a vaccine preventable disease, spread through the air when someone who has the infection coughs or sneezes. It can take up to 18 days for symptoms to appear after exposure.

Measles Signs And Symptoms

Measles symptoms include fever, severe cough, conjunctivitis and a rash that usually starts on the face. The initial symptoms may be similar to those of Covid and the flu. Measles is highly infectious and can stay in the environment for up to two hours.

People at high risk of measles complications include:

  • children from birth to 11 months (who are too young for routine measles vaccination)
  • pregnant women who haven’t had measles vaccination
  • people with a weakened immune system due to illness or treatment.

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  • Always good to know these things.

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  • Thanks for advising us sall about this outbreak. There is another one now involving Melbourne, Vic and SA.

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  • There has been a case on the central coast NSW also.

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  • Here’s hoping it hasn’t spread to anyone in these areas.

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  • Fingers crossed it doesn’t spread.

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  • This is very worrying. Hopefully it’s not spreading more.

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  • I hope this doesn’t spread.

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  • Scary! Hope everyone keeps safe.

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  • Important to know, thanks for sharing !

    • An important community warning to share.

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  • Oh wow this is scarey. No matter how strict we are about vaccines in Australia, diseases can still get in and cause devastation

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  • Thanks for the warning about measles.

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  • How lucky are we to be in a country where we have access to modern medicine. My little guy is too small for a vaccine just yet, and thankfully won’t be anywhere crowded anytime soon. Some people forget just how devastating the measles can be.

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  • Such an important alert to be mindful of

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  • Thanks for the warning. Vaccination for everything possible is really important.

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  • Very scary, Great to alert everyone.

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  • Thanks for sharing.

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  • Thanks for sharing this, i was not aware of the latest concerns. It is so important to be vigilant when travelling overseas with kids, you just never know what they might catch.

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  • We have to be very careful when flying with kids, specially hygiene purpose.

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