Masters alarm in the ski area: watch out for vacationers! Note symptoms!

On January 3, 2025, the authorities published a warning about a measles case in a popular ski area in Austria. The district administration of Gmunden informed about an infected person who was in a restaurant in the Dachstein West ski area on December 27, 2024. The measles patient was in the "Sonnenalm" on the Zwieselalm.

Due to the high risk of infection, the authorities fear that further infections could occur because there are hundreds of winter holidaymakers in the region every day. People who were in the ski area at the time are asked to pay attention to symptoms. Measles cases worldwide are increasing strongly, which causes health authorities to check and update the vaccination status of the population and, if necessary.

health information and precautionary measures

people who do not have sufficient vaccination protection should contact their family practice immediately. The symptoms of measles include high fever, dry cough, runny nose, conjunctivitis, inflammation in the nasal throat and itchy rash. The state of Upper Austria has issued specific recommendations for action to contain the spread of the virus. People who are not protected by two measles-mump-red-vaccinations or have not gone through the disease should observe their health.

In the case of symptoms, you advise to contact the family practice immediately by phone and to point out the possible contact with measles. In addition, direct contact with other people should be avoided. In the recent past, there have been several measles outbursts in Austria, especially in children. Alarm was also raised in Northern Italy in December 2024, as FOCUS reported.