Urgent warning to young children and their parents who attended the Wiggles concert after a baby tested positive for a ‘highly contagious’ disease
- A baby has contracted measles after a Wiggles concert
- The concert was held at a venue in Campbelltown, NSW
- The child was in a number of locations in Western Sydney
Children and parents who attended a Wiggles concert have been warned to check for measles symptoms after a baby was diagnosed with the contagious disease.
The child, who is too young to be vaccinated, visited a number of sites in 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 at The Cube at the Campbelltown Convention Entertainment Center on March 30.
They tested positive for measles after visiting these sites.
NSW Health on Thursday issued a warning to people who were at these locations.
Parents and children who attended a Wiggles concert in Campbelltown have been warned to check for measles symptoms after a baby at the venue tested positive for the disease
“NSW Health is urging people to be alert to signs and symptoms of measles after a Western Sydney baby diagnosed with the infection spent time in a variety of locations while contagious,” the alert read.
“An investigation is underway to determine where the child was exposed to the measles.”
There are no known links to this case and another recent case of measles in Western Sydney reported last month.
That case involved a baby who contracted the disease in India before returning to Australia.
Measles is highly contagious and is spread into the air by coughing or sneezing by someone unwell with the disease.
Measles symptoms include fever, sore eyes and cough, followed three or four days later by a red, blotchy rash that spreads from the head and neck to the rest of the body.
More to come.
Measles is highly contagious and is spread into the air by coughing or sneezing by someone unwell with the disease (stock image)