People on a Ryanair flight from London to Dublin may have been exposed to measles.
Fears are rising that passengers and crew on Flight FR123 may have contracted the contagious disease.
This is the latest warning from the Health Service Executive (HSE) after more than 74 cases were detected in London alone in April.
HSE is advising those on board the plane travelling between Gatwick and Dublin at 8.10pm last Thursday that they may have been exposed to measles.,
‘We ask you to be particularly vigilant for symptoms of measles for 21 days from exposure – until June 7,’ a public health statement said.
It said those who have either received two MMR vaccines, have previously been infected with measles, or were born in Ireland before 1978, are ‘probably immune’.
Who is at the greatest risk?
- Children under 12 months old
- Pregnant women
- People who are immunocompromised
Those who are not are urged to avoid contact with vulnerable people including pregnant people, babies under the age of 12 months, and people with a weakened immune system until after June 7.
Healthcare workers are asked to inform their line manager that they have been in contact with a measles case.
In addition, those who are not vaccinated against measles with two doses of MMR, are asked to contact their GP during normal working hours to discuss whether they require vaccination.
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