A young adult has tested positive to measles in Brisbane

A young adult has tested positive to measles in Brisbane and health authorities are concerned there could be more cases.

Measles, a highly contagious infection caused by the measles

AMAZON, MANAUS, AMAZONAS STATE, BRAZIL - 2016/03/16: Measles Source: LightRocket

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Public Health Physician Dr Penny Hutchinson says the patient was infectious from March 6th to 11th.

Symptoms usually start around 10 days after infection, meaning there could be further cases up until this Wednesday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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