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A new measles alert was issued to NSW, after a man was diagnosed with the highly contagious disease while he was pbading through Sydney Airport.
The man was a pbadenger on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Sydney on Tuesday, May 28.
The aircraft landed at the Sydney T1 International Terminal at 19:40.
After arriving at the terminal, the man of about forty years took the train to Leumeah by taking the Macarthur line, where he arrived shortly before 10 pm.
In a statement issued by NSW Health, pbadengers on board flight CX139 who took the Macarthur line between 9:11 pm and 9:58 pm on Tuesday, May 28 should be alert to the signs and symptoms of measles.
It is understood that the man was diagnosed with infection following a trip to Bangladesh and that his vaccination status is not known.
Dr. Vicky Sheppeard, NSW Health's Director of Communicable Diseases, said none of the places visited by humans posed any permanent risk.
"The symptoms to watch for are fever, sore eyes and a cough followed three or four days later by a reddish rash that extends from the head to the rest of the body," said Dr. Sheppeard.
"Anyone with measles symptoms should contact their GP to make sure they do not wait with other patients before seeing their doctor."
Earlier this week, a baby traveling from the Philippines to the central coast was diagnosed with the disease.
The infant, less than 12 months old, was contagious on a flight from Manila that arrived at Sydney Airport on the morning of May 25.
The baby is the 42nd person who has been diagnosed with measles in NSW since Christmas.
NSW Health urged Monday anyone who was on the 5J 41 flight from Cebu Pacific or at Sydney Airport that morning to be alert to the symptoms of the disease, which may take up to 18 days.
The baby was also transported to two medical centers on the central coast while it was contagious.
Symptoms of measles include fever, sore eyes and cough followed by a red rash three to four days later, says NSW Health.
"If you develop symptoms, please call your doctor so you do not wait in the waiting room with other patients," said Acting Director of Communicable Diseases, Dr. Sean Tobin.
Despite the large number of people diagnosed with measles, a recent report showed that vaccination rates in New South Wales were at their highest level, with more than 95% of five-year-olds immunized.
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