A second case of measles has been confirmed in Ireland, with the patient being based in the West. The HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre was notified of the case on Wednesday. The HSE said that public health teams, along with the HSE Measles National Incident Management Team (IMT), are taking all necessary public health actions in relation to the case. "The Measles IMT was established in response to a recent rise in measles cases in the UK and Europe," a spokesperson said. Current public health advice indicates that people born in Ireland before 1978 are likely to have been exposed to measles as children and, therefore, are unlikely to require a MMR vaccine.

Source: Irish Examiner March 08, 2024 02:37 UTC