{"id":907442,"date":"2026-09-27T14:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T14:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/907442\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T14:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T14:22:11","slug":"adelaide-measles-outbreak-exposure-list-updated-with-queen-elizabeth-hospital-adelaide-entertainment-centre-and-more-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/907442\/","title":{"rendered":"Adelaide measles outbreak: Exposure list updated with Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide Entertainment Centre and more sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/adelaide-65w\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adelaide<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/measles-outbreak-1mx7\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">measles outbreak<\/a> is spreading with exposure sites now stretching right across the city.<\/p>\n<p>The current outbreak includes five cases, making this year the state\u2019s worst for measles since 2016.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cases of measles have surged in Australia since the beginning of the year.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/b6957f1c30059205ee567622f048cf36437d7ba1.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">health authorities urged people to check their vaccination records and visit their GP for a booster shot if necessary.\u00a0AAP<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/south-australia-1m0a\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/australia-6gc\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/health-hq3\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Health<\/a> list of sites people visited while infectious features several high-traffic areas.<\/p>\n<p>That includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/queen-elizabeth-jea\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Queen Elizabeth<\/a> Hospital, Adelaide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/entertainment-26lm\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment<\/a> Centre, Harbour Town, Westfield Marion, the Fulham Gardens Shopping Centre and Revo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/fitness-5xb\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fitness<\/a> at Glenelg.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahealth.sa.gov.au\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/public+content\/sa+health+internet\/conditions\/infectious+diseases\/measles\/exposure+sites+for+measles+outbreak\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\">full, updated list<\/a> is available at the SA Health website. As of Sunday night, it included 28 locations.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors to those places during specific times have been encouraged to check for symptoms including a fever, a cough, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/running-jax\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">running<\/a> nose and sore eyes.<\/p>\n<p>The illness commonly progresses to a blotchy rash, which usually begins on the head and spreads down the body.<\/p>\n<p>The outbreak started when a student at Brighton Secondary School returned from overseas before infecting several classmates.<\/p>\n<p>But the list of exposure sites suggests the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/virus-26k2\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">virus<\/a> could now spread beyond the southern suburbs.<\/p>\n<p>As a precaution, health authorities urged people to check their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/vaccination-1nda\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">vaccination<\/a> records and visit their GP for a booster shot if necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Adelaide&#8216;s measles outbreak is spreading with exposure sites now stretching right across the city. 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