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A PERSON WITH an infectious case of measles travelled to Dublin and then onto Galway earlier this month.
The HSE confirmed today that it had been notified by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) of the new case of the disease which was imported from another European country.
The person came to Dublin by air on 18 July while the case was infectious (they did not know they had it at the time).
They then travelled from Dublin to Galway by private transport. They were diagnosed while there with lab tests confirming a measles infection.
The airline has been contacted by the HSPC to ask it to inform all fellow passengers on the flight about their possible exposure to measles.
“The alert includes information on signs and symptoms of measles, advice to seek medical attention if they develop measles-like illness and how to prevent spreading the infection to others (by staying at home if ill and contacting GP by phone to arrange consultation so that others are not exposed to measles unnecessarily),” the HSPC said in a statement.
The health watchdog also warned of a risk to other members of the public who may have been unknowingly exposed to measles when this case passed through Dublin airport upon arrival on the afternoon of 18 July.
Dr Kevin Kelleher, consultant in public health, reminded the public and clinicians that measles can occur among non-immune individuals without recognised exposure to measles.
“Measles is highly infectious, and if cases are isolated early, the risk of transmission to vulnerable individuals decreases,” he said.
The time between exposure to the virus and developing measles rash is normally 14 days (range 7-21 days). People are infectious from four days before the rash starts until four days after.
“Those most at risk are those who are not fully vaccinated with two doses of MMR, babies (younger than 12 months and too young to be vaccinated as part of routine programme), non-immune pregnant women, and those with weakened immune systems if exposed.”
People who are fully vaccinated with two doses of the MMR vaccine are normally protected.
This case is unrelated to the recently reported outbreak that resulted in 34 confirmed measles cases between April and mid-July.
Measles symptoms include high fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a red rash that starts at the head and spreads down the body.
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Vaccinate your fecking kids.
Not until they do the hoovering.
“Tadhg, if you want to be immune to measles, you better get up those stairs right now and hoover the landing. No buts!”
At least they’re not Autistic!
Just to clarify, I’m making fun of people who don’t vaccinate their kids for ridiculous reasons, and I’m NOT making fun of Autistic people.
Can’t vaccinate for stupidity, sadly!
came to Dublin by air…..from where?
Not an unreasonable question. Too much to ask to have that information provided to us as well?
Article says from another European country….read itt..
What country?
Christ Annette, look alive!
All people travelling on the same flight will be notified privately.
No need to start a panic by just naming a departure point that could have been serviced by multiple airlines and multiple flights.
TB seems to be back in Ireland after having been officially eradicated in 1972.
This increase is largely associated with economic immigrants attracted to Ireland by the ‘Celtic Tiger’ economic boom
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23685076_The_resurgence_of_tuberculosis_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland_Perceptions_and_reality
El Mundo, 23 September 2006, p. 24 (“El 25% Trae Graves Dolencias Contagiosas”)
Between March and Mid-September 2006, exactly 10,947 illegal immigrants who had arrived in the Canary Islands have been tested for HIV/Aids, syphilis, hepatitis B and C. (This was done at the request of the Spanish Interior
Ministry.) A quarter (25 percent) of those who had been tested turned out to be infected with either of these sexually transmitted diseases (STD’s): the number of those infected with hepatitis B was 2,288, the number of
those infected with hepatitis C was 235, the number of those infected with syphilis was 158 and the number of HIV infections was 68.”
Germany as they are called Germany measles, pithy, sorry ;)
Are anti Vaxxers a thing here yet?? I hope not.
Ignorance is the most virulent disease out there…
Did they stop in Ballinasloe for their Lunch? You hardly need to now with the motorway, 2 hours coast to coast.
Hayden’s Hotel was always a grand spot in Ballinasloe for a pot of tea and a hang sangwich!
It was a flight from London Luton to Dublin, I was on it. Received an email from Ryanair about it the other day.
My bet:
The Galway races.
What’s so big deal anyway had it as a child, hardly deadly disease that is…
Not like someone with Ebola or Rabies was on the plane.
If a baby or an immunocompromised child gets them, it could kill them.. don’t be so flippant and do a bit of research
At thomaz its highly dangerous u dumbo
Chickenpox is grand to get as a child. But dangerous to get as an adult.
You have like 1 in 10K (or even less) chance of dying from this (and yet providing you get infected in 1st place).
Probably there are about the same odds for dying from Tayto crisps choking. I remember as kid whole school had it and kids were happpy to skip some school time at home and i dont know anybody who died from it.
Anyhow I get the point – they neee to still notify people just in case.
Thomas what you probably had as a kid (as did I, and did the same thing) was German measles, most certainly not to be confused with the much more serious measles.
I would have felt much the same about it, not that it’s been an issue here for year’s because of immunisation, until I had a child that has to take medication which is wiping out her immune system. For kid’s like her, who have nothing to fight it off with, it is very serious
I know someone who died from it. It was a long time ago but it can happen. I had it as a child and was very ill in hospital for ages. we should be grateful we can vaccinate our children now, and not put the rest of the population at risk.
Tayto crisps have MSGs in them so yes they can be quite dangerous besides I think it is 1 in a 1000. Measles is not all that it is cracked up to be.
“You have like 1 in 10K (or even less) chance of dying from this” Actually 2 out of every 1000 children who get measles can die from it.
Also the risk of blindness, brain injury , paralysis , deafness and so forth
Were they also ISIS members??
Should read ISIS nut job swanned his way around Ireland freely.
Now we’re blaming immigrants for measles seriously?
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