Measles case in Adelaide

29 March 2025

SA Health has been notified of a case of measles in a one-year-old male from South Australia. This is the third case notified in 2025 and is not known to be related to either of the other cases, and has not had overseas or interstate travel. The source of the infection is currently unknown. The case was in the settings listed below whilst infectious. People in these settings at the specified times may have been exposed:

Ampol Foodary, 23 Main North Road, Munno Para, on Thursday 27 March between 10:40 am and 11:25 am.
Wohlers Furniture Store and Homewares Cafe, 101-103 Murray St, Tanunda on Thursday 27 March from 12:20 pm to 2:30 pm.
Adelaide Road Clinic, 25 Adelaide Road, Gawler on Thursday 27 March from 3:45 pm to 6:00 pm.
Discount Chemist Outlet, 4 Tulloch Rd, Evanston on Thursday 27 March from 5:40 pm to 6:30 pm.
Adelaide Road Clinic, 25 Adelaide Rd, Gawler on Wednesday 26 March from 9:00 am to 10:25 am.
Benson’s Radiology, 46 Adelaide Rd, Gawler on Wednesday 26 March from 10:05 am to 11:00 am.
Lyell McEwin Hospital, Haydown Rd, Elizabeth Vale, General ED waiting room and Paediatric waiting room on Wednesday 26 March from 5:40 pm to 7:45 pm.
Elizabeth Medical and Dental Centre / Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, 30 Philip Hwy, Elizabeth on Wednesday 26 March from 7:10 pm to 9:00 pm.
Guardian Childcare and Education, 46 Clark Rd, Evanston Gardens on Monday 24 March from 9:00 am to 11:45 am.
Touch a Truck Day at The Farm Centre, 40 Hanson Street, Freeling on Sunday 23 March from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Guardian Childcare and Education, 46 Clark Rd, Evanston Gardens on Friday 21 March from 8:30 am to 5:40 pm.

Measles is a highly contagious viral infection transmitted via respiratory aerosols that remain a risk to others for up to 30 minutes after the person has left the area. The incubation period is about 10 days (range 7 to 18 days) to the onset of prodromal symptoms and about 14 days to rash appearance. The rash classically appears 4 days after prodrome onset. The illness is characterised by cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, a descending morbilliform rash, and fever present at the time of rash onset. The infectious period is from 24 hours prior to onset of the prodrome until 4 days after the onset of the rash.

Doctors are to:

Offer post exposure prophylaxis to non-immune contacts who have been at exposure sites listed above as per Measles CDNA National Guidelines for Public Health Units.
Notify urgently any patient with suspected measles to the CDCB on 1300 232 272 (24 hours/7 days). Do not wait for laboratory confirmation.
At the time of consultation, take a throat swab in viral transport media (preferred specimen) and urine in a yellow top container both for measles PCR; and measles serology and arrange urgent laboratory testing through SA Pathology. Do not send the patient to a laboratory collection centre.
Ensure suspected cases do not use the waiting room, and leave the consultation room vacant for at least 30 minutes after use.
Ensure the patient is only seen by practice staff with immunity to measles; wear a correctly fitted particulate filter respirator (i.e. P2/N95) and eye protection.
Isolate suspected and confirmed measles cases and exclude from child-care/ school/ workplace for 4 days after rash appearance.
Offer measles vaccine (unless contraindicated) to all potentially susceptible persons who attend your practice. See Australian Immunisation Handbook.

For all enquires please contact the CDCB on 1300 232 272 (24 hours/7 days)

Dr Louise Flood – Deputy Director, Communicable Disease Control Branch

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Last updated: 29 Mar 2025

Measles case in Adelaide

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