Indonesia: Travelers to Bali warned of risk of measles after four Australians contract the disease

Posted on October 14, 2013 • Filed under: Indonesia, Tourists ill, Travel Health

According to stuff.co.nz, Bali holidaymakers have been warned to watch for measles symptoms after four West Australian travelers contracted the disease in the past week after returning from Indonesia. The WA Health Department director of communicable disease control Paul Armstrong said people were also potentially exposed to infection at general practice surgeries where the infected cases were seen. He said other risk areas were pathology collection centres and emergency departments at Royal Perth, Sir Charles Gairdner and Armadale-Kelmscott hospitals. Read article

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