Measles warning for the eastern suburbs of Sydney after an infected man has traveled to several locations in Bondi

Residents of the eastern suburbs of Sydney have received an urgent warning of measles after a man infected with the virus has frequented several places in the area.

New South Wales Health issued this warning Thursday after the man, who had been vaccinated in his childhood, contracted the virus abroad, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Until now, it is known that the man remained in the shared housing at Park Parade, in Bondi, on April 2 and 9, and that he went to the Bondi Bowls Club at about the same time.

On April 3, the man went to an appointment at the Bondi Junction Medical and Dental Center after 3:30 pm, then traveled to Coles at Bondi Junction Eastgate on the afternoon of April 8.

The warning comes just a day after all residents of Sydney and Maitland received a similar warning after a 20-year-old woman was diagnosed with the highly contagious virus.

The woman was unconsciously infectious while she was at F45 Gym Haymarket and Macquarie University on April 3.

On April 4, she was at the Broadway Mall in Ultimo and at the university before heading to the Central Station the next day.

She also participated in the escalation of Sydney Harbor Bridge on April 6th and a visit to Central Park Mall and Marcellin Park.

On April 7, the young woman visited Maitland Hospital and the Rutherford Homemakers Center.

Vicky Sheppeard, NSW Health's Director of Communicable Diseases, said people who were in these places at the time should be alert to symptoms until at least April 23, 2019.

"We can not stress enough the need to vaccinate vacationers before traveling to Southeast Asia, as the majority of the cases we see are reported at home," said Dr. Sheppeard.

"NSW already has record vaccination rates, but the community is not fully covered and measles is highly contagious and can stay in the air for up to 30 minutes after an infected person leaves.

"If you are not sure of having received two doses of measles vaccine that protect your entire life to 99 people, it is prudent to get vaccinated, especially if you go abroad. "

The Public Health Unit of the Southeast Sydney Local Health District told The Daily Telegraph that it was providing preventive treatment to local residents.

"Children and adults who have been inadvertently exposed are at risk of getting measles if they have not already been immunized," Professor Mark Ferson, director of the Public Health Service, told the publication. .

"If you develop symptoms, please call your doctor so you do not wait in the waiting room and infect other patients."

"The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is a safe and highly effective measles protection. NSW Health offers free MMR vaccine via GPs to anyone born between 1966 and after who has not yet received two doses. If you do not know if you have already taken two doses, you can take another one safely. & # 39;

Fever, sore eyes and a cough are the symptoms followed by three or four days later of a red and uneven rash that extends from the head to the rest of the body. If they are infected, people should call their GP or hospital in advance to make sure they do not expose people to the waiting room.

Dr. Sheppeard said that preventive injections could also be given to highly susceptible people up to six days after exposure to measles. People can contact their local public health unit for advice at 1300 066 055.

The New South Wales government has invested approximately $ 130 million in the 2018-2019 immunization program budget, including Commonwealth and state vaccines.

The latest annual report on immunization coverage shows that vaccination rates in New South Wales are at their highest ever, with more than 95 per cent of five-year-olds vaccinated against measles.

The most recent case has brought the total number of infections registered in New South Wales to 36 since Christmas 2018.