HSE issues warning in bid to curb measles outbreak

Parents have been advised to withdraw unvaccinated children from a West Cork school following a major outbreak of the highly contagious measles disease.

The HSE South has confirmed 25 cases of measles have been reported in its region in the last four weeks. There were none in the first three months of the year.

The outbreak is predominantly affecting teenagers who are not vaccinated. Most of the cases reported, at least 14, were among students attending Schull Community College.