Medical authorities in Australia are warning about an outbreak of measles in Bali, warning people to ensure they are vaccinated before visiting Indonesia.
Five Victorians have been diagnosed with measles after returning from Bali over the past five weeks, The Age in Melbourne reports.
Health authorities said the five people diagnosed following their travels had passed on the disease to a further three people in Victoria.
Clusters of measles cases have also been reported in other states following an outbreak of the infectious disease in Indonesia.
A health department chief said young people who had not been vaccinated were most at risk of contracting measles, as well as adults aged between 33 and 47 because many people in that age group had not been vaccinated as children.
Doctors should recommend two doses of measles vaccine to patients planning to travel to Bali who had not previously had measles or been vaccinated.
If patients were travelling within the next month they should have one dose before departure and a second dose upon return to Australia.
Measles is a highly infectious viral disease that can cause serious illness including pneumonia.
