Health officials are struggling to contain a nationwide outbreak of measles. Photo / 123rf
Health authorities are trying to trace people who may have been in contact with a measles patient whose travels included visits to Wanaka, Queenstown, Winton, and to a concert and student hall of residence in Dunedin.
The measles patient travelled through Otago and Southland while infectious, Southern District Health Board
medical officer of health Susan Jack said yesterday.
"There is a focus on tracing people who may have been in contact with a known case, and isolating them if they are unimmunised or under-immunised," Dr Jack said.
Health officials are struggling to contain a nationwide outbreak of measles.
As of yesterday, there had been 1327 confirmed cases in New Zealand, with 1108 of those in the Auckland region.
