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Health officials in New South Wales, Australia (NSW Health) report the diagnosis of measles in two infants too young to be vaccinated, who have probably contracted the infection following recent cases in Sydney.
An 8-month-old infant probably contracted the infection in the Haymarket area near World Square. The infant has spent time in the following places while being contagious:
- Ybad Korean BBQ Buffet, 1/39, The Boulevarde, Strathfield Tuesday, March 26th from 6:30 pm to 10 pm;
- Time Brewery (Restaurant / Cafe), Shop 11, Level 1 Time Hurstville Plaza 127-137 Forest Road Hurstville on Wednesday, March 27 from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm; and
- Emergency Department at St George's Hospital, 28a Gray Kogarah Street on Saturday, March 30 from 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm
An 11-month-old infant would likely have contracted the infection in the Eastwood area. The infant has spent time in the following places while being contagious:
- Eastwood Plaza 152-160 Rowe St Eastwood, including play areas near Woolworths and first floor on Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24;
- Castle Mall, 4-16 Terminus Street, Castle Hill, including a lower ground floor play area on Tuesday, March 26 and Friday, March 29;
- The North Village 10-12 Hezlett Rd Kellyville on Wednesday, 27th, Friday, 29th and Saturday, March 30th; and
- North Village Family Practice, S3 Store, North Village Kellyville, Wednesday, 27th from 12h to 15h15, Friday 29th from 17h30 to 18h30 and Saturday 30th March from 9h to 12h.
People in the same place and at the same time as infants susceptible to measles, such as: children under 12 months of age, people with weakened immune systems (eg, cancer treatment or high-risk treatment dose of steroids) do not have evidence of having received two doses of measles-containing vaccine or an earlier measles infection.
Fever, sore eyes and a cough are the symptoms followed by three or four days later of a reddish rash spreading from the head and neck to the rest of the body.
"If you develop symptoms, please call your doctor to make sure you do not wait in the waiting room with other patients," said Dr. Vicky Sheppeard, NSW's Director of Communicable Diseases. Health.
The cases of measles in infants such as these underline the importance of ensuring that all people who can be vaccinated have received two doses of measles vaccine.
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Maintaining high rates of measles immunization in the community reduces the risk of measles being imported into Australia by returning travelers and, thanks to collective immunity, limits the spread of the virus locally. is introduced.
"Herd immunity protects those who can not be vaccinated, such as infants and people whose immune systems are weakened," said Dr. Sheppeard.
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