Case is one of several that have emerged in recent weeks in Dublin and the northeast
The HSE has issued an ‘urgent alert’ for measles after a case in a Dublin indoor-play centre. Illustration: Paul Scotthas issued an urgent public health alert warning families they may have been exposed to a case of measles in an indoor children’s play centre, near Castleknock, north Dublin.
Anyone who was at Ship Shape Kids Play on that afternoon should be aware of the signs and symptoms of measles, and check for them for 21 days from the date of possible exposure, the HSE said.that have been notified to the public health authorities in Dublin and the northeast in recent weeks, giving rise to a heightened risk of community spread of the illness.
The HSE said “in view of these cases occurring in this short period of time, there is a risk of ongoing community spread”. That warning applied to those who were travelling on Go Ahead bus route 238 on Tuesday March 26th from 2pm to 4pm, or onA temperature of 38 degrees or aboveThe HSE said anyone with these symptoms should seek medical advice and phone ahead before attending any healthcare setting so necessary arrangements can be made.
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