HSE Public Health Alert: Increase in measles notifications Ireland weeks

04 April 2019

HSE Public Health Alert: Increase in measles notifications Ireland weeks 

There has been an increase in the number of measles cases reported to the HSE since the beginning of the year. This email is to inform you of the risk of cases being seen in other parts of the country, even outside the main outbreak areas (East and Northwest)

Summary

Since the beginning of the year (as of 03/04/3019)

Source of infection- importation

Requested Actions

Regular updates

HSPC will be updating the HPSC website on a weekly basis to in order to maintain awareness of the risk of measles in Ireland http://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/vaccinepreventable/measles/