The Wanaka and Dunedin cases come in the wake of the revelation two weeks ago that a person with infectious measles visited Dunedin for a concert in the middle of last month. Photo: Christine O'ConnorThe region's measles outbreak has spread beyond Queenstown, with cases now detected in Wanaka, Dunedin and Oamaru. The vast majority of the 57 confirmed measles cases have been in Queenstown, where 13 new cases have been confirmed since late last week. The confirmation of two cases in Wanaka and one in Dunedin has seen health officials start contact tracing people who may have come in to contact with those people. New Zealand has been struck by a serious measles outbreak in recent weeks, with more that 1000 people having contracted the disease.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 02, 2019 01:52 UTC