- Doctors warn of measles outbreak in Victoria after two confirmed cases
- Victoria health officer Dr Brett Sutton warned to be on high alert for signs
- Those infected used trains and visited shopping centres in September
- Symptoms of the infectious illness may not show up on people until October
Doctors have warned of a measles outbreak in Victoria after two infected people exposed themselves to others on trains and at shopping centres.
Victoria’s deputy chief health officer Dr Brett Sutton has warned people to be on high alert for possible signs of the illness, according to the Herald Sun.
Dr Sutton said those infected may have exposed others on trains and shopping centres in Melbourne and Ballarat.
Doctors have warned of a measles outbreak in Victoria after two infected people exposed themselves to others on trains and at shopping centres (stock image)
Victoria’s deputy chief health officer Dr Brett Sutton has warned people to be on high alert for possible signs of the illness (stock image)
Those infected used trains between Armadale and Southern Cross Station or Collins Street in Melbourne, and visited Chadstone Shopping Centre, Ikea Richmond and Federation University.
‘People who attended these locations between September 6 and September 13 may be at risk of developing measles,’ Dr Sutton said.
The two people who are infected may have contracted measles at the same locations or at St Kilda Rd in Armadale, or St Kilda Library.
One of the infections was confirmed to be contracted in the area, while the other may have been from overseas.
Dr Sutton warned symptoms may not appear until October 4.
Those infected used trains between Armadale and Southern Cross Station or Collins Street in Melbourne, and visited Chadstone Shopping Centre (pictured)