UK: 2016 Measles- outbreak at a Edinburgh school

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Source: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health/two-cases-measles-linked-popular-11652811


Two cases of measles linked to a popular Welsh music festival
17:15, 22 Jul 2016
Updated 17:30, 22 Jul 2016
By Mark Smith

Two cases of measles linked to a popular Welsh music festival

Two cases of measles have been identified in people who went to a popular Welsh music festival earlier this month, it has been confirmed.

Public Health Wales is urging people to be ?rash aware? after spotting two cases with links to the Workhouse Festival in North Powys between July 8 and 10.

People are being urged to phone their GP or local hospital before attending if they, or their child, have a rash-like illness...

 

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Source: http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2016-08-01/measles-outbreak-sees-new-mmr-warning-to-parents/


ITV Report 1 August 2016 at 3:21pm
Measles outbreak sees new MMR warning to parents

People are being reminded of the importance of the MMR vaccine after a fourth case of measles in Wales.

Public Health Wales report that in the last month there have been four cases across Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Powys, one of which was hospitalised...

 

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/aug/08/measles-warning-young-people-festivals-outbreaks

Measles warning to young people at festivals after series of outbreaks
Public Health England says people at mass gatherings should have two shots of MMR vaccine as cases at music events grow
Sarah Boseley Health editor
Monday 8 August 2016 18.06 BST
Last modified on Monday 8 August 2016 22.00 BST

Young people planning to go to festivals or other mass events are being warned to make sure they have been fully vaccinated after a number of measles outbreaks...

...There has already been an increase in measles cases this year, with 234 confirmed between January and June, says PHE, which has to be notified of every case. That is a more than fourfold increase over the 54 cases in the same six months last year.

Festivals have added to that. There have been 36 suspected measles cases in young people who attended events in June and July. Glastonbury ? the biggest music festival of the year ? had the most cases, at 16. There were seven cases reported from the NASS festival near Bristol; six at the Triplicity festival in north Devon; three at Tewkesbury medieval festival; two at Nozstock: the Hidden Valley in Herefordshire; two at Noisily in Leicester; one at the Secret Garden Party near Huntingdon; and one at Yeovil Show.

At least three of the cases were people who had measles symptoms but decided to go to the festival anyway rather than staying at home...

 

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Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-37454191

Carmarthenshire measles outbreak linked to festival
3 hours ago
From the section Wales

An outbreak of measles has been confirmed in Carmarthenshire, Public Health Wales has said.

Nine of the six people confirmed to have the infection in the past month are linked to a person who contracted it at the Green Gathering festival in Chepstow, Monmouthshire.

Since the start of July, measles cases have been confirmed in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and Powys...

 

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Source: http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/ply...les-outbreak/story-29783727-detail/story.html


Plymouth parents warned over measles outbreak
By JLewis_Herald | Posted: October 06, 2016

Plymouth parents and teachers have again been issued a warning following a measles outbreak at a Devon school.

Public Health England has written to mums and dads informing them that the illness continues to circulate the county following an outbreak King Edward VI Community College (KEVICC) in Totnes during the summer.

The health body says that the majority of cases are found in children of secondary school age.

But they have issued to warning to parents with children throughout the education system, down to pre-school and nursery ages.

There were 15 cases of measles in Totnes during the summer, with another 11 suspected cases...

 

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Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-37611570


Vaccination offer after Edinburgh measles outbreak
9 hours ago

An Edinburgh high school is planning to immunise "vulnerable" staff and students after a pupil contracted measles.

James Gillespie's High School said the immunisations would be carried out on 12 October.

The school told parents it had been informed "too late" to take any preventative measures.

NHS Lothian said the case at the school was part of a wider increase in measles in the area...