WA Health points measles warning as two extra circumstances linked to Bali journey

West Australians planning to go to South-East Asia are being urged to get vaccinated towards measles after two extra circumstances have been linked with journey to Bali. 

The state has now recorded 35 circumstances of measles this 12 months, prompting warnings from well being officers for folks to make sure they’re protected forward of the upcoming college holidays. 

An outbreak was declared in Far North Queensland on Thursday, with the most recent case there additionally linked with journey to Bali. 

On Saturday, WA Health confirmed the 2 new circumstances detected in WA had visited a number of areas in Perth, together with buying centres and the airport, whereas infectious.

Anyone who visited these locations is being urged to observe for signs. 

It comes after WA Health issued an alert on August 27 after measles was detected in three travellers returning to WA from Bali.

It means the virus has now been detected in 5 travellers returning to Perth from the favored vacation vacation spot between July and September. 

But authorities are additionally frightened about native transmission, with 10 of the 15 circumstances detected in WA throughout this era having being regionally acquired. 

Staff at a mine website have been pressured into isolation in July after two folks with measles visited the Pilbara area. 

The state’s tally of 35 measles circumstances to this point in 2025 is nearly six occasions greater than the six circumstances recorded in 2024. 

Clare Huppatz from WA Health mentioned though measles was uncommon in Australia, some international locations have been experiencing giant outbreaks of the illness.

“There is an ongoing risk of measles being brought into WA from overseas, especially from popular holiday destinations such as South-East Asia,” she mentioned.

“We are fortunate to have the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine which is extremely effective and free to all Western Australians.”

Anyone planning to journey abroad ought to guarantee their jabs are updated, with vaccination really helpful no less than two weeks previous to departure.

WA Health has additionally lately expanded the state-funded immunisation program to incorporate an MMR vaccine for infants aged between six and 11 months who’re travelling to high-risk international locations.

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