Measles cases spreading at 'alarming' speed, warn health chiefs

Written By Unknown on Tuesday, 26 March 2013 | 10:45

Health chiefs warned again currently that an widespread in Wales could leave defenceless children brain-damaged or dead.

Experts fear it could opposition an conflict that scorched Dublin some-more than a decade ago, when 3 people died.

The latest warning is fuelled by concerns that increasingly obligatory open pleas for relatives to act do not seem to be removing through.

The outbreak, centred on Swansea and a surrounding area, has seen a numbers putrescent arise from only over 200 on Mar 4 to 432 now.

By a finish of final week a illness had widespread to children in 111 delegate and primary schools, nurseries and play groups.

Experts with Public Health Wales (PHW) voiced rising regard final week when a series of new cases rose by 42 to 306.

Since afterwards a serve 116 cases have been