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Measles alert for Melbourne Xmas shoppers

Victorians have been urged to be on the lookout for measles symptoms after another case was confirmed in Melbourne.

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Christmas shoppers in Melbourne have been urged to watch out for measles symptoms after a woman diagnosed with the disease spent time in the city while infectious.

The woman, suspected of picking up the illness overseas, went shopping in Brunswick and the CBD while infectious on Wednesday and Thursday, Victoria's deputy chief health officer Dr Brett Sutton said.

It's the 12th measles case confirmed in Melbourne in recent months and people who visit areas where the woman shopped may be at risk of contracting measles, with symptoms possible to emerge through until December 18.


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