Measles warning across New South Wales and Queensland towns

Urgent measles warning for Gold Coast airport and towns across New South Wales after two tourists catch the disease in Asia

  • Two young travellers who caught measles in Asia visited Gold Coast and NSW  
  • People who travelled on Scoot flight TR6 are urged to be alert for symptoms   
  • Pair visited Pottsville and Cabarita before seeking treatment in Tweed Hospital 

People at Gold Coast airport and several NSW north coast towns have been warned to remain alert for measles symptoms after two tourists caught the disease in Asia.

NSW Health on Sunday said two young travellers likely acquired the infection while in the Philippines in mid-March and were unwell before landing on the Gold Coast on March 30.

The pair then visited shops in Pottsville and Cabarita on April 2 before seeking medical treatment in Murwillumbah and Tweed Hospital the following day.

People at Gold Coast airport and NSW north coast towns have been warned to remain alert for measles symptoms (file image)

Anyone on Scoot flight TR6 on March 30 or in the same locations as the travellers have been urged to be alert for measles symptoms, such as a cough or rash, until April 22.

Last month, a young woman caught the disease while at a medical clinic in Eastwood, north-west Sydney.

She visited the clinic while an infectious patient who caught the disease in Thailand was present.   

Another woman in her 40s also caught the infection while in the Northern Territory and shortly after visited a number of public events in Melbourne.   

The primary health networks of NSW North Coast (90.6 per cent) and the Gold Coast (92.2 per cent) have some of the lowest rates of fully vaccinated five-year-olds in Australia.

Two babies were confirmed to have caught the infection in Sydney earlier this week.

Anyone on Scoot flight TR6 on March 30 is also urged to be on alert after two travellers who caught the disease in Asia were on the flight (file image)

Anyone on Scoot flight TR6 on March 30 is also urged to be on alert after two travellers who caught the disease in Asia were on the flight (file image)

Last month, a young woman caught the disease while at a medical clinic in Eastwood, north-west Sydney (file image)

Last month, a young woman caught the disease while at a medical clinic in Eastwood, north-west Sydney (file image)

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