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The health authorities of Tasmania have confirmed the first two cases of measles in the state in five years. The cases have been identified in the south and northwest of Tasmania and are being cared for in isolation. Laboratory results are awaited for several suspected cases and more than 100 case contacts are under observation.
The two confirmed cases are not linked, however both report a history of travel.
It should be confirmed that children have received their recommended doses of MMR at 12-15 months of age and again pre-school around 3 years 6 months, while unimmunised adults who have not had the disease themselves may consider vaccination if thought to be at risk. Two doses of MMR vaccine are required to give adequate protection.
