Locations of interest can be found here, with instructions for close or casual contacts. These include The General Cafe in Mount Maunganui and Pak’nSave Cameron Rd in Tauranga, and will be updated if or when any further locations are identified.
Pak’nSave Tauranga on Cameron Rd.
Measles symptoms include:
an illness that begins with high fever (over 38C), cough, runny nose and sore red eyes (conjunctivitis); a rash, beginning on the face and gradually spreading down the body to the arms and legs. The rash lasts for up to one week.
“Measles is a serious and highly infectious illness, which can affect adults as well as children and babies,” Rainger said. “If you have symptoms of measles, please phone ahead before visiting your doctor or healthcare provider so they can take precautions to prevent measles spreading.
“Getting immunised with two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine (after the age of 12 months) is the best form of protection against measles.
“This latest case is a timely reminder for everyone to check if you and your whānau are immune to measles. It highlights New Zealand’s ongoing vulnerability to further outbreaks, especially related to overseas travel and our low immunisation rates.”
The MMR vaccine is very effective in preventing measles – and it is free in New Zealand for all children under 18, regardless of immigration status, and for adults 18 years old and over who are eligible for publicly funded healthcare, that includes all citizens and permanent residents.
-Information supplied by Health New Zealand.