Health authorities on high alert over potential Brunswick measles outbreak

By Liam Mannix, Marissa Calligeros
Updated February 22 2016 - 10:08am, first published February 10 2016 - 11:53am
A child with a bad case of measles. Photo: Supplied
A child with a bad case of measles. Photo: Supplied
Four cases of measles have been confirmed in Brunswick and East Brunswick in the past week.
Four cases of measles have been confirmed in Brunswick and East Brunswick in the past week.
An image of the typical measles rash on a person's stomach. Photo: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
An image of the typical measles rash on a person's stomach. Photo: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The measles rash on the face of a child. Photo: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The measles rash on the face of a child. Photo: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Authorities are bracing for a significant wave of measles cases in Melbourne's north as the highly contagious disease is potentially spread by victims unaware they are infected.

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