Health authorities are urging travellers to Bali to check they're vaccinated against measles. Source: AAP
AUSSIE schoolies have been told to check they're vaccinated after 27 Australians caught measles while holidaying in Bali recently.
Health authorities have told travellers, especially young school leavers, to the Indonesian island to ensure they are vaccinated against the highly infectious disease before they leave.
There have been 27 cases of measles connected to travel to Indonesia, particularly Bali, across Australia in recent weeks, NSW Health says.
There have been 29 measles cases in NSW this year, 20 of which were acquired overseas or interstate or were closely linked to these cases.
More than a quarter of these have been linked to those in Bali.
Five Victorians, who were not vaccinated, contracted measles in Indonesia in a five-week period.
Victoria's acting chief health officer Michael Ackland said the health department had tracked three additional cases back to the five travellers since their return.
Queensland health authorities detected three cases of measles in the state's southeast in October in males who had recently returned from Bali.
Queensland Health spokesman Craig Brown said two were confirmed to have been infected in Bali.
NSW Health's Dr Vicky Sheppeard has urged people travelling to Bali for schoolies to ensure they're up to date with their vaccinations.
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