A measles outbreak has been reported in western Sydney. There have been 23 confirmed cases of measles in NSW with onset of symptoms in 2017, including 16 locally acquired cases associated with the outbreak.
The cause of the locally acquired cases is most likely a person who was infected with the disease in Indonesia and spent time in the western Sydney area while infectious.
A highly effective measles vaccine has been freely available for many years and it is vital for everyone, including adults and children, to have two doses of the measles vaccine during their lifetime.
For more information please see our measles webpage
The latest cases visited the following locations while infectious:
| 18 April |
Casula Central Medical Practice and Chemist Warehouse, Casula approx. 10am |
| 15 April |
Blacktown Hospital, approx. 7.30 - 8pm |
| 13, 15 and 17 April |
Liverpool Westfield, including an optometry practice |
| 14 April |
Rashays, Darling Harbour (later in the afternoon) |
| 14 April |
Powerhouse museum (early afternoon) |
| 10 and 13 April |
Lawson shops, Lawson |
| 10 April |
Marion Aged Care Facility, Leichhardt |
| 10 April |
Me Oi Vietnamese restaurant, Strathfield |
8 April |
Virgin flight VA965, Sydney to Brisbane |
7 April |
Local train & bus travel in western Sydney area |
28 March to 4 April |
The Auburn area, including Pharmacy 4 Less |
3 April |
NAS Medical Centre, Auburn |
1 April |
Auburn Michel’s Patisserie |
1 and 2 April |
Westmead Children’s Hospital Emergency Department |
1 April |
Fairfield Hospital Emergency Department |
28-30 March |
Wyndham College, Quakers Hill |
28-30 March |
Local train between Flemington and Quakers Hill |
26 and 31 March |
Fairfield District Medical Centre |
26 and 28 March |
Tweed Heads Hospital emergency department |
26 March - 11am-12:30pm |
Hillsong Church, Bella Vista |
