Health alert issued in Sydney as measles spreads from recent outbreak in Vietnam.

Health authorities in New South Wales, Australia, have issued a measles alert for western Sydney after a person returned from Vietnam, where a measles outbreak is ongoing. Those who visited a clinic in Berala on January 18 are advised to monitor for symptoms, which include fever, runny nose, cough, and a red rash. The measles-mumps-rubella vaccine is available free for those born after 1965 who haven't had two doses.

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