Queensland Health has sent out an urgent warning to Brisbane residents after eight new reports of measles cases.
Measles is highly contagious with initial signs including fever, runny nose, tiredness, coughing and sore red eyes followed by a blotchy red rash.
Dr Kari Jarvinen from Metro South Health says “In the last few years we have had similar numbers or more but this is fairly unprecedented … getting so many cases so quickly.