New figures released by the HSE also revealed that one adult has died from the measles in 2024 and there are currently 18 other possible cases under investigation
Ireland has recorded 44 cases of measles so far this year - almost as many as the total for the last five years.
Over the last four years, there were 46 confirmed measles cases. Of them, 42 occurred in 2019 and there were none during the height of Covid in 2021. There were two confirmed cases in 2020, two in 2022 and only one last year.READ MORE: Urgent Covid Ireland symptom warning as health officials report huge jump in cases
It has gone from one case to 44 in the space of several months. Of the 44 cases, 20 are males and 22 are female. Gender was not recorded in two other cases. But the HSE also said the uptake of primary childhood immunisation has declined across all vaccines, including whooping cough, measles, mumps, rubella, polio, meningitis and diphtheria.
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