Welsh measles outbreak the worst in years Health chiefs in Wales are dealing with a "massive" measles outbreak, with numbers already four times the highest figure recorded over the past 13 years. Four nursery school children were treated in hospital as part of 127 cases across mid and west...

Unprecedented rise in measles in England and Wales Data from the Health Protection Agency showed there were 1,217 cases of measles from January to November 2008, the highest figure for over a decade. 75% of the 115 cases diagnosed in November were outside the traditional hotspot of London - in the north...