Urgent warning for young children and their parents who attended Wiggles concert after an infant tests positive to a ‘highly infectious’ disease
- An infant has contracted measles after a Wiggles concert
- The concert was held at a venue in Campbelltown, NSW
- The child was at a number of locations in Western Sydney
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Children and parents who went to a Wiggles concert have been warned to check for measles symptoms after an infant was diagnosed with the infectious disease.
The infant, who is too young to be vaccinated, attended a number of locations throughout Western Sydney including a swimming pool in Jamisontown, a Westfield, Chemist Warehouse and Bunnings in Penrith and a surgery clinic in Glenmore Park.
The child was also at a Wiggles Concert held at The Cube at the Campbelltown Convention Entertainment Centre on March 30.
They tested positive to the measles after visiting these venues.
NSW Health issued a warning to people who were at these locations on Thursday.
Parents and children who attended a Wiggles concert in Campbelltown have been warned to check for measles symptoms after an infant at the venue tested positive to the disease
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‘NSW Health is urging people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after a Western Sydney infant diagnosed with the infection spent time at a large number of venues while infectious,’ the alert read.
‘An investigation is underway to identify where the infant was exposed to measles.’
There are no known links to this case and another recent measles case in Western Sydney reported last month.
That case involved an infant who contracted the disease in India before returning to Australia.
Measles is highly contagious and is spread in the air through coughing or sneezing by someone who is unwell with the disease.
Symptoms of measles include fever, sore eyes and a cough followed three or four days later by a red, blotchy rash spreading from the head and neck to the rest of the body.
More to come.
Measles is highly contagious and is spread in the air through coughing or sneezing by someone who is unwell with the disease (stock image)
