Unvaccinated student and backpacker contract the deadly measles virus in Sydney

An unvaccinated primary school student and man contracted the deadly measles virus, prompting NSW Health to issue an alert.

The girl attends Bonnyrigg Heights Elementary School, located 37 km west of Sydney's central business district. The man would be between 20 and 20 years old and was staying at the Central Perk Backpackers Hostel in Haymarket.

The doctors confirmed that the student had not been vaccinated by the time she contracted measles and that the man had been vaccinated as a child, reported the Daily Telegraph.

An unvaccinated primary school student and man contracted the deadly measles virus, prompting NSW Health to alert all schools.

State Health Department officials urge all parents of children of school age and the general public to be vigilant when they are looking for symptoms of highly infectious disease .

"Students who have not received two doses of measles vaccine should stay out of school until April 2," a statement said.

As health officials in Sydney begin contacting people with whom the girl may have been in contact for the past seven days, they have also released details of her movements during this period.

She visited the Russel & # 39; s Barber Shop on Wilson Rd in Green Valley between 11am and 12:30 pm last Thursday.

Four days later, the girl enters the Edensor Road Family Medical Center in Edensor Park between 11 am and 11:45 am

Once diagnosed with the virus, which is in the form of red spots all over her body, she was transported to the Emergency Department of Fairfield Hospital, where she remained between 12:35 pm and 1:45 pm.

Anyone who has come into contact with her at the medical center or the hospital should monitor the potential signs of illness.

Guests at the hostel where the backpacker has stayed have received "preventative injections" and advice in case of symptoms.

The man moved around Sydney's business center while he was infected.

Guests at the hostel where the backpacker has stayed have received "preventative injections" and advice in case of symptoms.

Between March 9th and 18th, he visited the World Square Mall, George Street, and especially the Coles Supermarket.

He also went through a variety of stores surrounding the center.

The man pbaded through the emergency department of St. Vincent Hospital, in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, on March 18 between 2:45 pm and 3:30 pm, where he sought medical treatment.

Dr. Vicky Sheppeard, NSW Health's Director of Communicable Diseases, reminded the general public of the importance of vaccination in a subsequent statement.

"These two cases show how easily the measles virus can be transmitted to unvaccinated people after the importation of the disease from abroad," she said.

The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is free for anyone born during or after 1966 who has not already received the two required doses.

It is safe to have another one if you are not sure.

This case will bring to 25 the number of people affected by measles in NSW since last December, with 19 of these cases imported from overseas.