Health alert issued for increased measles risk in Australia’s Victoria

Health authorities in the Australian state of Victoria have issued a warning over an increased risk of measles.
A health alert issued on Sunday night by the Victorian Department of Health said that there is an increased risk of measles in the state, especially in metropolitan Melbourne.
It said that local transmission of measles has occurred in Melbourne among people with no recent overseas travel or known public exposure to the highly infectious disease.
Victoria’s Acting Chief Health Officer, Christian McGrath, has urged anyone who attended a known measles exposure site to monitor for symptoms for 18 days and seek medical care if symptoms develop.
The Department of Health’s list of known exposure sites includes the Melbourne Airport, recent flights from Sydney, Dubai and Ho Chi Minh City to Melbourne and several hospitals and medical centers.