AN outbreak of measles linked to a Sydney hip-hop dance festival has spread from Auckland to the New Zealand cities of Turangi and Taupo, with 10 cases confirmed.
An 18-year-old Auckland woman was the first to have been reported contracting measles while in Sydney early in December, after she took part in the 2013 World Supremacy Battlegrounds hip-hop competition.
New Zealand's Ministry of Health on Wednesday said that on top of the Auckland case, there were nine confirmed cases and one case under investigation around Turangi and Taupo.
Three of the nine Taupo/Turangi confirmed cases had attended the competition, while the remaining six cases were family or known to those who had been at the festival, acting deputy director of public health Harriette Carr said.
People affected are being kept isolated at home.
People from Huntly and Hamilton are known to have attended the festival and public health officials are trying to track them down.
"Measles can be a serious disease and is easily spread to someone who is not immunised, or who has not been exposed to measles previously," Dr Carr said.
The Auckland case was the first case of measles in the area for 18 months.
Auckland medical officer of health Catherine Jackson warns that measles is extremely infectious and can cause serious complications.
"Auckland's last major measles outbreak in 2011 demonstrates how quickly the disease can spread. One infected child resulted in nearly 500 cases and 80 hospital admissions," she said.
She told NZ Newswire the infected 18-year-old had never been immunised so she was susceptible to measles.
"She is being quarantined until she's no longer infectious," Dr Jackson said.
Measles symptoms start with a high fever, which develops about 10 days after exposure. This is followed with one or more of the following: a runny nose, cough, red eyes and small white spots inside the mouth.
A red blotchy rash on the neck and face appears, before spreading to the body.
Anyone with measles symptoms or concerns is asked to phone their GP or Healthline on 0800 611 116.
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