A measles alert has been issued for parts of Sydney CBD and Leichardt.

NSW Health is urging people who have been in the Sydney CBD and Leichhardt from July 15 -19 to be aware of the symptoms of measles after an infected tourist visited these areas.

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 Measles.

This case visited these locations while infectious:

Date Location
15 JulyFlight from Melbourne - VA841, 11.30am from Tullamarine Airport
15 July‘Madang Korean BBQ’ restaurant on Pitt St for dinner
16 July‘Pancakes On The Rocks’ restaurant in the Rocks for lunch
16 July‘Hokka Hokka’ restaurant at Westfield Sydney for dinner
18 July‘Café Gioia’ in Leichhardt for lunch 18
18 July'Yu Xiang Hot Pot’ restaurant on Hay St for dinner
19 JulyTrain from Town Hall to Green Square before lunch
19 July'The Grounds of Alexandria’ restaurant in Alexandria for lunch
19 July'Abb Air Thai Restaurant’ in Goulburn Street Sydney CBD for dinner
18 & 19 July Leichhardt Medical and Dental Centre

Current as at: Thursday 20 July 2017
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