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\nA Wellington College student has been diagnosed with measles.
\nPhoto: Mark Papalii\n<\/p>\n
Two more cases of measles have been confirmed in Wellington over the weekend – both at high schools – bringing the total across the country to 10.<\/p>\n
Health New Zealand has identified several hundred close contacts at Wellington College, as well as four staff and 60 students at Wellington Girls’ College.<\/p>\n
One case is linked to overseas travel and seven are linked to a “high-risk exposure event” on a Bluebridge Ferry on 3 October.<\/p>\n
Wellington has three cases, Northland one, Auckland two, Taranaki one, Manawat\u016b two and Nelson one.<\/p>\n
In an email, Wellington College associate headmaster Darrell Harvey said that a Year 11 student who attended between 13-15 October was diagnosed with measles. The person also travelled on the Wellington College school bus No. 736 on the mornings of 13 October and 15 October during their infectious period.<\/p>\n
However, Harvey declined to comment further and referred all queries about the measles case to Health New Zealand.<\/p>\n
Health New Zealand said Public Health would contact all identified close contacts, but “due to the volume of people involved, this process may not be completed today”. The list of locations of interest<\/a> would continue to be updated in the meantime.<\/p>\n HNZ warned that measles was highly contagious and could cause serious, potentially long-term health problems.<\/p>\n “People with measles often feel very unwell, but you may be contagious, even before you get any symptoms.”<\/p>\n Those symptoms of measles included a fever over 38 C, cough, runny nose and sore red eyes, as well as a rash.<\/p>\n Anyone feeling unwell was asked to stay home, and contact Healthline or their heathcare provider.<\/p>\n