Overview
- ISLHD confirmed a travel‑linked measles case in the Illawarra and listed Wollongong Hospital emergency, medical assessment and imaging units plus EG Ampol Albion Park with specific exposure times.
- WA Health reported Western Australia’s fifth measles case of 2026 in a returned traveller and named 10 Perth exposure sites, including St John of God Midland’s emergency department and multiple retail locations from March 5–13.
- People who were at the listed venues were told to monitor for symptoms for 7–18 days, isolate and wear a mask if unwell, seek testing, and call ahead before attending clinics or emergency departments.
- ISLHD advised pregnant people, immunocompromised individuals and parents of exposed infants who visited Illawarra sites within the past six days to contact the Public Health Unit on 1300 066 055, noting no ongoing risk at the venues.
- Health authorities emphasized measles’ high contagiousness and urged vaccination checks, recommending two MMR doses for those born after 1965, with vaccinated individuals or those born before 1966 considered protected.