Wiggles concert warning after infant tests positive to a ‘highly infectious’ disease 

Urgent warning for young children and their parents who attended Wiggles concert after an infant tests positive to a ‘highly infectious’ disease

  • An infant has contracted measles after a Wiggles concert
  • The concert was held at a venue in Campbelltown, NSW
  • The child was at a number of locations in Western Sydney 

Children and parents who went to a Wiggles concert have been warned to check for measles symptoms after an infant was diagnosed with the infectious disease.

The infant, who is too young to be vaccinated, attended a number of locations throughout Western Sydney including a swimming pool in Jamisontown, a Westfield, Chemist Warehouse and Bunnings in Penrith and a surgery clinic in Glenmore Park. 

The child was also at a Wiggles Concert held at The Cube at the Campbelltown Convention Entertainment Centre on March 30. 

They tested positive to the measles after visiting these venues.

Parents and children who attended a Wiggles concert in Campbelltown have been warned to check for measles symptoms after an infant at the venue tested positive to the disease

Measles is highly contagious and is spread in the air through coughing or sneezing by someone who is unwell with the disease.

Symptoms of measles include fever, sore eyes and a cough followed three or four days later by a red, blotchy rash spreading from the head and neck to the rest of the body. 

More to come.