Victorians have been urged to watch out for symptoms of measles after an infected traveller returned home from overseas with the highly-contagious disease.
This is the 11th case of measles reported in Victoria since the beginning of the year.
The infected traveller boarded a flight from Singapore to Melbourne on Monday, arriving at Melbourne International Airport early on Tuesday morning.
Over the next few days, the person visited several busy public locations along the Great Ocean Road, including a McDonald’s restaurant, a Coles supermarket and a toy store.
Measles is a highly infectious virus that can potentially lead to serious health complications, such as pneumonia and encephalitis.
Early symptoms of the measles can appear similar to those of COVID-19 and influenza. They include a fever, cough, sore or red eyes (conjunctivitis) and a runny nose.
These symptoms are often followed by a red rash, which usually starts on the face before spreading down the body.
Measles symptoms can develop between 7 to 18 days after exposure.
Anyone who visited the same locations as the infected traveller (listed below) should be on the lookout for symptoms of measles.
List of locations visited by new measles case
Tuesday 24 June – Departed from Singapore Changi Airport at 8:10pm
Tuesday 25 June – Arrived at Melbourne International Airport at 5:25am
Tuesday 25 June – McDonalds, 173 Mickleham Road, Westmeadows from 7:00am to 9:00am
Tuesday 25 June – Coles, Corner of Bromfield Street and Queen Street, Colac from 11:00am to 12:00pm
Wednesday 26 June – Toyworld Warrnambool, 164 Timor Street Warrnambool, 3:00pm to 3:50pm
Thursday 27 June – Friendly Grocer, 23 Lord Street, Port Campbell, 11:00am to 11:40am
Friday 28 June – Port Campbell Hotel, 40 Lord Street, Port Campbell, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Friday 28 June – Friendly Grocer, 23 Lord Street Port Campbell, 6:30pm to 7:30pm