Measles -- United Kingdom
Public health officials have reported an outbreak of measles in Carmarthenshire with 9 cases so far confirmed this month [September 2016].
All of the cases have been linked to summer festivals, prompting a warning to parents and young adults about the importance of getting the MMR [measles, mumps, rubella] jab.
Public Health Wales say 6 of the cases are thought to be directly linked to patients who contracted the virus while at the Green Gathering environmental festival in Chepstow last
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2dkdzKQ
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