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Patricia Nancy Raibevu, from the Wailali Wainadoi Settlement, was among those quarantined since the outbreak was declared two weeks ago.
The 20-year-old has since recovered and says while residents have heeded advice from the authorities, confusion and frustration is growing among the public.
"Most of us, we are angry because they've been asking the nurses to take the sick people away to the hospitals to be isolated so that the disease won't spread everywhere. In this place, we can't stop anyone from coming in and going out because people come and visit [all the time]."
Another Wailali resident Makarita Liku agrees with Ms Raibevu.
Ms Liku says her four-month-old son is recovering at home after contracting measles.
Speaking through an interpreter, the 28-year-old mother-of-three says her baby was admitted at the Navua Hospital two weeks ago after developing symptoms of the disease.
"He was having high fever and like his eyes it all went red and watery and he had a swollen mouth. At first, I didn't know it was measles."
Ms Liku and Ms Raibevu say other members of their families have also been infected.
But Ms Raibevu says health officials who visit the settlement have refused to respond to the people's pleas to have those infected taken away.
"They just said if the person is vaccinated then that's okay. They can just stay home. That's what they told us."
For more than 100 villagers in nearby Namelimeli, no one has measles.
And Taraivini Vui attributes this to the healthy living standards in the village and the urgency in getting everyone vaccinated.
"The vaccination is going all okay. We all haven't been diagnosed but none have been infected. I think it's the surroundings where the people are living. The cleanliness is what I'm saying."
In Parliament this week, Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama expressed his condolences to those affected by the measles outbreak in Samoa.
The Samoan government on Tuesday said 16 children had died from the disease, with more than 1100 overall cases reported.
"I ask every Fijian to join me in prayer that this outbreak is quickly contained, and the Samoan people are spared for the loss of life. The measles outbreak in Fiji remains restricted to the Serua/Namosi subdivision. Still I ask every Fijian family to ensure that their children are vaccinated against measles."
Earlier this week, the health ministry said in a statement that vaccination stocks should be used for the most vulnerable groups first, including any child who had not yet received the recommended two doses.
It urged those living in Serua/Namosi, and over six months of age, to receive a dose regardless of prior vaccination status.
People visiting the area have also been urged to get vaccinated at least two weeks before travel.
