SYDNEY, Jan 23 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Health authorities in Australia's most populous state have issued a measles warning for western Sydney, reported Xinhua.
New South Wales (NSW) Health advised on Thursday that people should be alert for signs and symptoms of measles following a confirmed case that was infectious in the greater western Sydney region earlier this month.
The case had recently returned from Vietnam, NSW Health said, where there is a large outbreak of measles.
They were not infectious while on their flight, but anyone who attended a doctor's clinic in Berala, about 16 km west of central Sydney, on the morning of January 18 has been told to monitor for the development of symptoms.
“Symptoms to watch for include fever, sore eyes, runny nose, and cough, typically followed three to four days later by a red, blotchy rash that begins on the head and face before spreading to the rest of the body," said Mitchell Smith, NSW Health's director of public health for the region, in a statement.
Smith said that it can take up to 18 days for symptoms of measles to appear after being exposed.
He urged anyone experiencing symptoms to call ahead before visiting their doctor.
The measles-mumps-rubella vaccine is free for anyone in NSW born after 1965 who has not already had two doses.
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