HSE issues warning to CUH visitors about potential contact with measles

The HSE said that contact tracing has begun and it will be in contact with those identified as close contacts while respecting their privacy

Cork University Hospital, Cork. Picture; Larry Cummins

The HSE has warned members of the public who attended parts of the emergency department at Cork University Hospital (CUH) or the Puffin Ward on certain days in the last week that they may have come into contact with measles.

Anyone who visited the following areas could have come into contact with the highly contagious disease: