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Measles symptoms include a rash (stock image)

HSE warns about suspected measles on Dublin-Sligo train

The HSE has said a highly suspect measles case has been notified to the Department of Public Health, HSE West and North West and is currently under investigation.

Health • 02 Apr

Dr David Curtis says there has been 53 cases of measles in Ireland so far this year

Measles vaccination urged after 53 cases so far this year

Dr David Curtis has been in medicine long enough to remember a time when babies were contracting measles and in many cases becoming very ill and requiring hospitalisation.

Health • 14 Jun 24

Measles is caused by a virus and spreads easily when people breathe, cough or sneeze (Stock image)

Measles cases surging again in Europe, says WHO

Measles cases are surging across Europe for a second straight year and will soon exceed the already-high number recorded in 2023, the World Health Organization has warned.

Health • 28 May 24

A rash is one of the symptoms of measles

HSE issues alert for measles at children's play centre

The Health Service Executive has issued an alert warning families that they may have been exposed to measles at a children's play centre in Dublin.

Dublin • 17 Apr 24

Measles is a highly infectious disease that can cause serious complications (Stock image)

Catch-up measles vaccinations 'really critical' - WHO

Vaccinating children who missed their measles shots during the Covid-19 pandemic is critical, a senior World Health Organization official has said, as outbreaks of the illness increase worldwide.

Health • 19 Mar 24

HSE's measles catch- up vaccination programme for around 300,000 people is due to be launched next week (Stock image)

Fifth case of measles confirmed in Ireland

A fifth case of measles has been confirmed in Ireland by the HSE's Health Protection Surveillance Centre.

Health • 15 Mar 24

The number of confirmed measles cases this year now compares with the total seen in 2023

Unvaccinated urged to act after fourth measles case

A fourth case of measles has been confirmed in Ireland, the HSE has said, as it appealed to people who believe they may not be vaccinated against the disease to come forward.

Health • 14 Mar 24

The MMR vaccine will be offered free of charge to over 300,000 people who may not have received it in childhood (Stock image)

Measles vaccine programme to begin later this month

A catch-up vaccination programme for the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine will get under way this month, the Health Service Executive has confirmed.

Health • 08 Mar 24

Second case of measles is believed to be in a teenager

Second case of measles confirmed in Ireland

A second measles case in Ireland has been confirmed by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.

Ireland • 07 Mar 24

A new €4.6 million vaccination plan is to be brought before Cabinet

Over 300,000 to be offered measles catch-up vaccine

Over 300,000 people are to be offered a measles catch-up vaccine, under plans drawn up by health officials.

Health • 04 Mar 24

Only one case of measles has been confirmed this year in Ireland after a man died earlier this month (file image)

Eleven suspected measles cases reported by HPSC

Eleven possible cases of measles have been reported by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre in its weekly Infectious Disease Report, which was published online today.

Ireland • 21 Feb 24

A possible case is where a test has been carried out and results are awaited

Three suspected cases of measles reported last week

Health officials have said that three suspected cases of measles were reported between 4 and 10 February and are under examination.

Health • 15 Feb 24

Measles is a highly infectious disease that can cause serious complications, particularly in children aged under one, pregnant women and those who are immunosuppressed (Stock image)

HPSC reports nine cases of suspected measles

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has reported nine cases of suspected measles here, as of Saturday 3 February.

Ireland • 08 Feb 24

Prior to the pandemic period, uptake rates had not dropped below 90% since 2010.

HSE warns of measles risk with declining vaccinations

The HSE has warned about the dangers of measles amid a drop in the uptake of childhood vaccinations such as the MMR vaccine.

Health • 26 Aug 22

More than 94m people are currently at risk of not being immunised due to paused measles vaccination campaigns

Fears for Covid impact on measles after 2019 spike

The World Health Organization has warned that Covid-19 restrictions had crippled measles vaccination efforts amid fears for the impact on cases and deaths following a spike last year.

World • 12 Nov 20

A red flag hanging outside a home in Samoa indicating the residents have not been vaccinated for measles

Samoa shuts down in battle against measles crisis

Samoa has begun a two-day lockdown to carry out an unprecedented mass vaccination drive aimed at containing a devastating measles epidemic that has killed dozens of children in the Pacific island country.

World • 05 Dec 19

Samoa's PM wants the vaccination to be above 90% (file image)

Unvaccinated to show red flag as Samoa battles measles

Authorities in Samoa have asked unvaccinated families to display a red flag outside their homes to help a mass immunisation drive aimed at halting a measles epidemic that has killed 52 children.

World • 04 Dec 19

Government in Samoa has ordered a mandatory vaccination programme this week

Samoa in lockdown as measles death toll reaches 55

The World Health Organization warned of a "slide back" in global efforts to eliminate measles, as the death toll from an outbreak that has killed dozens of children in Samoa continued to climb.

Health • 04 Dec 19

Trust in vaccines is highest in poorer countries but weaker in wealthier ones

WHO expresses concern at rise in measles cases

Every region in the world, except the Americas, is experiencing an increase in the number of cases of measles, a vaccine-preventable disease that can kill or disable children, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

News Lens • 29 Aug 19

The woman was working on an El Al flight from New York to Tel Aviv

Woman dies after contracting measles on flight from NY

An Israeli flight attendant has died months after contracting measles on a flight from New York to Tel Aviv, Israel's health ministry said.

World • 14 Aug 19

Health clinic posts warning about measles in the Orthodox Jewish area of the Williamsburg

View from New York - Measles outbreak worst in decades

Figures released this week show that cases of measles in the US have hit their highest level in 25 years.

US • 30 Apr 19

HSE's Dr Kevin Kelleher advises anyone, who has not already received the vaccine, to get one

HSE warns measles cases set to rise over summer

The Director of the HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre has warned that cases of measles are likely to rise during the summer months.

Health • 30 Apr 19

An infected UCLA student came into contact with about 500 people earlier this month

Dozens quarantined in California after measles exposure

Dozens of people at two California universities have been quarantined as US health officials battle to stop the spread of a nationwide measles outbreak.

World • 26 Apr 19

A young girl looks away as she gets the measles vaccine in Yemen

Millions of children miss measles vaccine - UNICEF

More than 20 million children a year missed out on measles vaccines across the world in the past eight years, laying a path of exposure to a virus that is now causing disease outbreaks globally, the United Nations has said.

World • 25 Apr 19

The World Health Organisation also appealed for better vaccination coverage

Global measles cases 'up 300% year-on-year' - WHO

Measles cases rose 300% worldwide through the first three months of 2019 compared to the same period last year, the World Health Organisation has said.

World • 15 Apr 19