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10th August 2018
11:52am BST
The HSE is "particularly concerned" as the number of children affected by the measles outbreak has now risen to 11.
According to Independent.ie, the HSE is warning people with children who were in these areas of Temple Street Children’s University Hospital at specific times on four dates in the past fortnight.
The dates, times and races are:
These children may have been exposed to an infectious case of measles.
The HSE has said, “If you or your child attended the hospital on any these dates and you or your child develop symptoms of measles, stay at home and phone your GP.”
People can remain infectious for up to 21 days after contact with the virus.
Symptoms include a high fever, a cough, a runny nose, red eyes and a rash that starts on the head and spreads down the body. Victims may also experience vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach pain.
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