Concerns over measles outbreak
Diseases long-thought under control are making a comeback, including measles, mumps and whooping cough.
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Measles on the rise
by Divya Kohli
Illnesses which were as a good as eradicated have made a worrying return to our region.
Read the full storyReturn of measles and mumps
by Hannah CostiganChildhood illnesses such as measles, whooping cough and mumps have made a worrying return to our region. The number of cases is on the increase. Health bosses believe it may be due to some parents deciding against the MMR jab in recent years.
Brighton and Hove has seen a thirteen fold increase in measles cases alone. Incidents of whooping cough have quadrupled and outbreaks of mumps have become common once more. Andrew Pate reports.