Nine suspected measles cases reported in Ireland, data shows

"HSE public health teams, along with the HSE Measles National Incident Management Team (IMT), are taking all necessary public health actions in relation to the case," the Health Surveillance Protection Centre said in a statement.

There have been nine suspected measles cases in Ireland up to February 3, new data from the Health Surveillance Protection Centre (HSPC) has revealed. 

It comes as the HSPC confirmed that a 48-year-old man died on Wednesday in the first confirmed measles case in Ireland in 2024.