Public health doctors in the south are urging parents to have their children vaccinated for measles following an outbreak of the disease in west Cork.
There have been 25 notified cases of measles in the last four weeks, mainly affecting teenagers who are not vaccinated.
Measles, which is a highly infectious disease, can be a serious and potentially fatal illness.
The HSE South is also advising the siblings of children with measles - if they have not been vaccinated - to stay out of school during the incubation period of up to three weeks to prevent the spread of the infection.
The current nationwide MMR vaccination uptake at 24 months is 92%. The rate in the HSE South is 93%, but in the west Cork area the uptake is 86%.
