
Measles case on Auckland to Tauranga return flights
A person with measles flew between Auckland and Tauranga last Thursday.
A person with measles flew between Auckland and Tauranga last Thursday.
Dance teacher Kelsey Davidson died within a day of becoming sick last week.
School holidays could bring fresh outbreaks if infected kids travel outside Auckland.
Measles spreads easily through the air via coughing and sneezing.
Bob Schwartz thought he was just getting older. But it turned out to be more perplexing.
This 45-year-old man was healthy and fit. He's now desperately sick from measles.
"We are now at a very high rate of disease occurrence and we need to be more targeted."
In the past week 32 babies under 1 have been confirmed to have measles.
More than 1000 people have been infected with the bacteria across 49 states.
The rate of measles vaccinations has quadrupled in three weeks.
There are now 1149 confirmed cases, 959 of them in Auckland.
Editorial: Care and caution are required to ward off complacency around immunisation.
Health clinics are handling an increase in measles-related enquiries.
The person departed Auckland on August 30, at 8.45am on Air New Zealand Flight NZ123.
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Vials of the MMR vaccine have been flying off the shelves at a rate of 20,000 per month.
A kidney transplant and medication has cancelled out Max's immunity to measles.
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More than 800 people have now contracted measles across Auckland.
Anita Williams had trouble reaching Jetstar about her vulnerable husband.
There have now been 963 cases of measles confirmed across the country.
A vaccine programme will start at the worst-hit school tomorrow.
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Around 40% of those infected with measles during the outbreak have been hospitalised.
School nurses in South Auckland are being trained to give vaccinations to students.
There's been more than 850 measles cases, making it NZ's worst epidemic in 22 years.
Vaccinations against measles will be done at churches in the fight against the outbreak.
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