Measles Alert: FIFO workers urged to check vaccinations as new WA measles cases emerge

The WA Department of Health is urging FIFO workers to check their immunisations are up to date after more measles cases have been reported from a Pilbara minesite.

The department received a report of a new case earlier this week, resulting in new exposure sites being released to the WA public.

The first exposure site was Qantas flight QF2919 from Christmas Creek Mine to Perth on September 11.

This is the second time Christmas Creek has been an exposure site for measles, following another confirmed case aboard a flight departing there on August 26.

The most recent case was reported to have spent multiple hours inside of the Virgin Australia domestic lounge in Terminal One, also on September 11.

There have been 16 cases of measles in Western Australia since July, 11 of which were