Measles exposure sites in Geelong

The Department of Health has listed measles exposure sites in Greater Geelong, with locals told to monitor for symtoms.

It’s believed an adult traveller likely acquired the infection after time overseas in India, Indonesia and Vietnam.

The Department of Health has advised anyone who attended the sites during the listed times and dates to:

• monitor for symptoms of measles for up to 18 days after your visit – symptoms usually start with fever, cough, runny nose, red or sore eyes or feeling generally unwell. This is usually followed by a rash which often starts on the face before spreading down the body
• seek medical care and testing if symptoms develop. Please call the health service beforehand, inform them that you may have been exposed to measles and wear a face mask
• if you have not received two doses of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR vaccine) or are unsure, please contact your GP as you may be recommended to receive preventive treatment. This works best when given soon after being exposed, usually within 72 hours (with MMR vaccine) or up to 6 days (with immunoglobulin for at-risk groups such as young infants, pregnant women and immunocompromised people).

The public exposure sites are as follows: