Measles: Several exposure sites in South West, Great Southern after two new cases confirmed

Measles cases in Western Australia have reached a 30-year high as health authorities this week added more than a dozen new exposure sites in the South West and Great South regions.

The Ministry of Health said two new cases of measles have been confirmed; One locally acquired case was reported in the South West, relating to a traveler who returned from Indonesia late last month, and another case in the Great South, originating from a traveler who had recently returned from Indonesia.

Shops, a brewery, regional emergency service and Perth International Airport are among the latest exposure sites added to the public health alert.

Anyone who has been in the following locations at the specified times should monitor for symptoms of the highly contagious virus for seven to 18 days after exposure.

Symptoms usually appear after about 10 days and include fever, fatigue, runny nose, cough and eye pain. These symptoms are typically followed three to four days later by a red, splotchy rash that begins on the face before spreading to the rest of the body.

There have been 54 cases of measles in Western Australia this year. The last year in which cases exceeded the current caseload was 1997, when 82 cases were recorded.

Health officials are urging people born after 1965 to make sure they have received two documented doses of the measles-containing vaccine at some point in their lives.

Contact tracing is ongoing and more exposure locations may be added public health alert in the coming days.

New promotional sites:

• Monday 11/3/2025 4:30 PM – Tuesday 11/4/2025 11:30 AM, Albany Health Campus Emergency Department 30 Warden Ave, Spencer Park
• Monday 3/11/2025, 15:50 – 16:45, Body Care Physiotherapy – Pool area, corner of North Rd and Lion St, Centennial Park
• Sunday, 11.02.2025, 16:30 – 18:30, Boston Brewery Co, 678 South Coast Hwy, Denmark
• Sunday, 11.02.2025, 12:45 – 14:00, Treendale Shopping Centre, 10 The Promenade, Australia
• Sunday, 11.02.2025, 13:00 – 13:40, Red Dot Home, Treendale Shopping Centre, 10 The Promenade, Australia
• Sunday, 11.02.2025, 13:05 – 13:40, Bakers Delight, Shop 9, Treendale Shopping Centre, 10 The Promenade, Australia
• Sunday, 11.02.2025, 13:10 – 13:45, Woolworths Treendale, 10 Ditchingham Pl, Australia
• Saturday, 11.01.2025, 12:00 – 12:30, Public Disabled Toilet, Corner of Albany Hwy and Broomehill-Kojonup Rd, Kojonup
• Friday 31/10/2025, 16:00 – 16:40, Perth International Airport, bus to Long Term Car Park H, 2 George Wiencke Dr, Perth Airport
• Friday 31/10/2025, 15:10 – 16:30, Perth International Airport, Terminal 1, 2 George Wiencke Dr, Perth Airport
• Friday 31/10/2025, 10:00 – 11:30, Cowaramup News Agency and Post Office, 68 Bussell Hwy, Cowaramup
• Thursday, 30/10/2025, 10:00 – 11:30, Treendale TirePower, 139 Grand Ent, Treendale
• Tuesday 28/10/2025, 10:30 – 11:15, Donnybrook Post Office, 54 South Western Hwy, Donnybrook
• Tuesday 28/10/2025, 10:15 – 10:45, Donnybrook IGA, 38 South Western Hwy, Donnybrook
• Monday 27/10/2025, 11:00 – 19:00, Margaret River Hospital Emergency Department, Farrelly St, Margaret River
• Monday 27/10/2025, 14:00 – 14:45, Salvo’s Stores, Bunbury, 53 Albert Rd, Bunbury
• Monday 27/10/2025, 14:30 – 15:15, Bonnie’s Op Shop, 61 Albert Rd, Bunbury
• Wednesday, 22/10/2025, 12:00 – 13:00, Vasse Village by Bunbury Farmers Market, 4 Orchard Pl, Vasse

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