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An Auckland pharmacy and a second supermarket have been named as places a recent case of measles visited while infectious.
Health NZ Te Whatu Ora said on Sunday that a case of measles had been identified in Auckland, and named several locations of interest, including multiple ferry journeys and a West Auckland supermarket.
In a statement on Monday afternoon, Health NZ revealed more places the person with measles had visited while infectious.
The details of the new locations are the Unichem pharmacy in New Lynn on 7 May between 9am and 10.30am, and the Mount Albert Pak n Save on 7 May between 10am and 11.45am
Anyone who was at these locations at these times is considered a close contact, said Health NZ.
Health NZ is urging those people to check if they have been immunised against measles.
Measles is highly infectious and up to 90 percent of non-immune people will be infected when exposed.
Health New Zealand said yesterday that the new case was linked to overseas travel, and the person with measles had been at Woolworths Kelston, on Fullers360 ferries, and at an Auckland carpark during the time they could be infectious.
Fullers360 confirmed last night that the person at the centre of the new measles alert is a crew member on a ferry.
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