Pregnant Mt Eden prison staff sent home after an inmate's confirmed with measles
Five pregnant Mt Eden prison staff have been sent home after an inmate's been confirmed with measles - and one staffer has symptoms
2 August 2019
All staff are being vaccinated against the highly contagious disease.
Forty-one have potentially been in direct contact with the prisoner while he was infectious, with 32 believed to be immune.
Four who've have tested as not immune have been sent home as a precaution - as well as the five pregnant women.
One staff member has symptoms consistent with measles and is being tested.
Thirty-six inmates who also came in contact with the sick prisoner have been quarantined - but haven't yet shown any signs of measles..
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