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Four teenagers from Brighton Secondary School have tested positive for measles, having attended locations including a shopping centre and a supermarket.
SA Health has established a temporary location to provide vaccines for the school community.
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Health → test → community
People who believe they may be infected with measles are advised to call their doctor prior to visiting any clinic.
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they → believe → clinic
A temporary vaccination service has been set up for a school community in Adelaide's southern suburbs after four students tested positive for measles.
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students → set → measles
SA Health issued a measles outbreak alert yesterday after three teenagers contracted the infectious disease.
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teenagers → issue → disease
The health authority said those cases were linked to a positive infection in another teenager reported on September 14, who had returned from overseas.
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who → say → September
My team and I are very concerned about this outbreak … we don't normally see such amount of spread," the state's chief public health officer Nicola Spurrier said.
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officer → see → spread
"It is one of the most infectious communicable diseases that we know about and in an unvaccinated population, one case on average spreads to 14 other people.
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case → know → people
"We're not sure if there are other cases brewing in the school."
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We → be → school
SA Health and the Holdfast Bay Council have established a temporary vaccination clinic for the Brighton Secondary School community, which will operate at the Brighton Masonic Hall on 1 Commercial Road at Brighton from 2pm-6pm on Friday.
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which → establish → Friday
South Australia now has eight cases this year, the highest since 2016.
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Australia → have → 2016
SA Health said the teenagers were in multiple locations while infectious, including a school and a shopping centre.
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teenagers → say → school
Measles takes seven to 18 days to incubate and two weeks for a rash to appear.
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rash → take → days
The virus spreads by respiratory aerosols — such as through coughing and sneezing, or through touching surfaces — which remain a risk to others for up to 30 minutes after the person has left the area.
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person → spread → area
Professor Spurrier said there may still be other cases, and reminded people who may have been at an exposure site to consider whether they have been previously vaccinated.
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they → say → site
Two doses of a measles-containing vaccine are considered effective at preventing illness.
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doses → contain → illness
Additional boost may be needed
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boost → need → ?
Professor Spurrier said measles had been increasing in countries that had previously eradicated the disease, including the US, UK and Canada.
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that → say → US
She also warned some people may require an additional dose to boost their immunity against the disease.
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people → warn → disease
"[People born] from 1966 onwards may have only had one dose up until being born in the late 1980s," she said.
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she → bear → 1980s
"If you're not sure, it is not harmful at all to have another dose."
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it → have → dose
The disease presents with a fever, cough, runny nose and sore eyes initially and usually progresses to a rash.
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disease → present → rash
Serious complications that may require hospitalisation include pneumonia, ear infection and brain inflammation.
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that → require → pneumonia
Extreme cases can cause death.
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cases → cause → death
SA Health advises people who suspect they have measles to phone their doctor before any visit.
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they → advise → visit
The school's principal Rhoni McFarlane said she was appreciative of a temporary vaccination service for the school community.
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she → say → community
"It's always concerning when the health and welfare of our community is at stake so our message is to follow health instructions and get immunised if you have not yet been," she said.
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she → follow → instructions
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