Caution urged as 15 cases of measles confirmed in Kerry

Fifteen cases of measles have been confirmed in Kerry, in an outbreak which could be traced to April when an infectious person travelled by air from Dublin to Kerry.

The manager of Kerry University Hospital, Maria Godley, is asking parents visiting the hospital not to bring children unless there were exceptional circumstances.

Those with suspected measles, a highly contagious disease, should also not attend a doctor’s surgery and should instead arrange a home visit.