{"id":25893,"date":"2025-07-26T21:48:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T21:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/25893\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T21:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T21:48:11","slug":"urgent-health-warning-issued-for-aussie-territory-after-infected-man-visited-multiple-tourist-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/25893\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent health warning issued for Aussie territory after infected man visited multiple tourist spots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australians living in the metro areas of the Northern Territory have been issued a public health alert after someone infected with measles visited popular tourist spots.<\/p>\n

The unnamed man, who is believed to have contracted the virus while overseas in Indonesia<\/a>, spent several days travelling through parts of the NT while infectious.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He visited multiple hotspots, including national parks, airports, and well-frequented attractions, NT Health said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

‘The NT Centre for Disease Control is urging Territorians to be alert following confirmation of a measles case who travelled through Darwin and Alice Springs while infectious,’ it said.<\/p>\n

Authorities have urged anyone who visited affected locations between July 17 and 23 to watch for symptoms including\u00a0fever, sore eyes, runny nose, a cough, and a blotchy red rash.<\/p>\n

Measles is a highly contagious viral illness that can lead to serious health complications and, in\u00a0some parts of the world, it remains a leading cause of death among children under five years old.<\/p>\n

‘Check your vaccination status,’\u00a0an NT Health spokesperson told\u00a0news.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n

‘Measles is highly contagious but preventable with two doses of a measles-containing vaccine.’<\/p>\n

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A man is understood to have contracted measles while overseas in Indonesia (stock image)<\/p>\n

The measles virus is typically spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes, with the particles lingering and potentially infecting anyone nearby.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Experts warn that simply being in the same room as an infectious person may suffice to contract the virus.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A person is generally considered infectious from shortly before symptoms appear until four days after the rash develops.<\/p>\n

On July 17, the man believed to be infected took part in a full-day tour with Ethical Adventures at Litchfield National Park, NT Health said.<\/p>\n

The next day, he departed on an overnight trip with AAPT Kings and dined at the Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel in Jabiru between 6pm and 8pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On July 20, he visited the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory from 1pm to 3pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Later that afternoon, he travelled through Darwin Airport, departing at 3.30pm on Qantas flight QF1960, and arrived at Alice Springs Airport at 7pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Finally, on Tuesday, July 23, the man flew from Alice Springs to Cairns on Air North flight TL361.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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He visited a number of popular NT tourist spots including the Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel<\/p>\n

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He left the NT to Cairns from Darwin Airport on July 23 on the Air North flight TL361<\/p>\n

According to NT Health, symptoms of measles can take up to 18 days to appear after exposure.<\/p>\n

‘Anyone who attended these locations during the listed times should monitor for symptoms and seek medical attention if unwell,’ the alert said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘The vaccine is safe and effective, and available from your GP, local health centre, Aboriginal health clinic, and vaccinating pharmacies.’<\/p>\n

Measles poses the highest risk to young children, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems.<\/p>\n

In Australia, a vaccine is available as a combination vaccine containing measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) or measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV).\u00a0<\/p>\n

All children are currently recommended to get vaccinated for measles at 12 and 18 months of age as part of the National Immunisation Program.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Infants can be vaccinated from six months old if travelling overseas, or when an outbreak happens, but will still need two more doses at 12 months and 18 months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australians living in the metro areas of the Northern Territory have been issued a public health alert after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25894,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[97,59,102,50,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-25893","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health","8":"tag-dailymail","9":"tag-gb","10":"tag-health","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}