Victoria warns residents to be on alert for measles
Victorian health officials are warning of an increased risk of measles in the state, especially metropolitan Melbourne, after local transmission of the virus in the city among people with no recent travel or known public exposure.
Read moreVaccination remains the best way to protect yourself against measles.
Victoria’s acting chief health officer has pointed to a long list of public exposure sites, saying anyone who visited one during the times listed should monitor for symptoms for up to 18 days. Measles usually starts with fever, cough, a runny nose, sore eyes and a general feeling of being unwell. That’s usually followed by a rash that often starts on the face before spreading around the body.
A spate of summer international travel and a decline in childhood vaccination rates has seen cases rise around the country. Read more here:
