Measles alert for locations in Brisbane
Queensland Health has issued a measles alert following a second confirmed case of the highly infectious disease in Brisbane. This second case comes soon after a case was reported earlier this month resulting in a public health alert for Gold Coast, Brisbane and Sunshine Coast.
Case 2 was unknowingly infectious in Brisbane between Monday 7 April and Wednesday 9 April 2025 at the following locations and times (please note, these locations do not pose an ongoing risk to people):
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Location |
Time |
|---|---|
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Brisbane International Airport (arrived on China Southern Airlines flight CZ381) |
7:55—9:25 am Monday 7 April 2025 |
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Mantra on Mary, 70 Mary Street, Brisbane City |
9 am Monday 7 April — 12 pm Wednesday 9 April 2025 |
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Woolworths MacArthur building, 229 Queen Street, Brisbane City |
2—3 pm Tuesday 8 April 2025 |
|
Emergency Department, Mater Hospital, South Brisbane |
12—12:45 pm Wednesday 9 April 2025 |
Help ensure your patients are vaccinated
Queensland Health recommends that anyone born in 1966 or after, who has not had 2 documented doses of measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine or had proven measles, should get vaccinated for measles.
The MMR vaccine is free for children at 12 and 18 months of age as part of the National Immunisation Program (NIP).
In addition to the National Immunisation Program funded measles vaccines, Queensland also funds measles-containing vaccine for:
All children aged 12 and 18 months (with catch-up funded until 20 years of age)
All adolescents and adults born during or after 1966 who have not received 2 doses of a measles-containing vaccine
Travellers aged 6 to 12 months who are travelling to countries where measles is endemic, or where measles outbreaks are occurring
Please note, children who receive vaccine prior to 12 months of age will need to repeat the dose according to the recommended childhood vaccination schedule, (at 12 months of age or 4 weeks after the 1st dose, whichever is later. See the The Australian Immunisation Handbook for further information).
More information about measles vaccines funded under the NIP and state program is available on the Queensland Health Measles page
The Brisbane South PHN General Practice Quality Improvement team can support your practice to identify eligible patients and establish goals for increasing your vaccination rates. Contact the Quality Improvement team via support@bsphn.org.au or phone (07) 3864 7540.