MEASLES ALERT: Two More Cases In Western Sydney

NSW Health has issued a warning after two more people in Western Sydney were diagnosed with measles.

The infected people, who are not know to each other, both travelled in South East Asia before arriving in Sydney in mid-March when symptoms began to develop.

One person is a teenager who had spent time in the Philippines and was infectious while on the CEBU Pacific flight 5J41 which left Manila at 11.30pm on March 16.

People on the same flight or at the T1 International Airport between 10.30am and 1.15pm should be alert for symptoms.

The teen also visited Pacific Chinese Restaurant (Blacktown) on March 17 between 2pm and 3.15pm and Stanhope Medical and Dental Centre March 18 between 2.45pm and 4pm.

A second case has developed after a man in his 30s returned from Thailand to Sydney.

He visited the My Health Medical Centre at Eastwood Shopping Centre on March 18 between 12pm and 1pm.

 "If you develop symptoms, please call ahead to your GP to ensure you do not wait in the waiting room with other patients," NSW Health Director of Communicable Diseases Dr Vicky Sheppeard said.

 "The measles-mumps-rubella vaccine is safe and effective protection against measles. It’s free for anyone born during or after 1966 who hasn’t already had two doses. If you’re unsure whether you’ve had two doses, it’s safe to have another."

Symptoms include sore eyes, a cough, fever, and the development of a blotchy red rash.

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