Three new measles cases in Queensland has public health authorities worried about spread THREE new cases of the highly contagious measles virus have been diagnosed in Queensland, worrying public health authorities. The new cases, all three in Ipswich, take the numbers in the state's recent cluster to 10. One of them had visited the Ipswich Hospital on a number of occasions between September 6 and 11. A separate case attended the Leichhardt pharmacy about midday last Saturday. Public health physician Heidi Carroll said anyone who had visited the hospital or pharmacy on those dates should be alert for symptoms. She said given the large numbers of people who had been potentially exposed to the virus, further measles cases could be diagnosed in the next few weeks. "Measles is a serious viral infection that causes fever, cough, runny nose, then a red spotty rash and sore eyes a few days later," Dr Carroll said. She said people who believed they may have the virus should call their medical practice before attending and alert the staff to the possibility of measles so that precautions could be taken to avoid spreading the disease to others. Dr Carroll said people born between 1966 and the mid-1980s may be at risk because of the possibility they missed vaccination as a child. She said measles complications could be serious and advised people to ensure their vaccinations were up to date.