Thursday, 3 November 2016

PRO/EDR> Measles Update (55): Japan, Australia (WA)

Measles -- Japan
West Australians (WA) are being warned about an increased risk of measles after a 2nd person within a week was diagnosed with the illness upon their return from overseas.
The person visited many places throughout Perth's southern and eastern suburbs, and was infectious from 21 to 28 Oct [2016]. WA Health director of communicable diseases Paul Armstrong said staff had been contacting potentially exposed people directly where possible, but it was impossible to identify and specifically warn

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2f5BLNP

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