When Helena Brown moved back to the UK after years spent travelling the world as a flight attendant, she was at a loss over what to do next with her life.
26.07.2023 - 09:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
An urgent health warning has been issued amid an outbreak of measles.
GPs in the UK have been placed on high alert after cases of the infection skyrocket among children, the Mirror reports. Alarming figures showed that between January 1 and June 30 this year, there were 128 cases of measles.
This compares with 54 cases in the whole of 2022. 66 per cent of the cases were detected in London although cases have been seen in all regions.
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Data published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) earlier this month showed that with current levels of coverage in London, a measles outbreak of between 40,000 and 160,000 cases could occur in the capital. Other regions are also reporting outbreaks, with schools and nurseries at the centre of an outbreak threatening to sweep part of Stoke-on-Trent.
Seven cases have so far been confirmed in the city as part of the outbreak. North Road Academy, in Cobridge, has been identified as the school linked to the outbreak. The confirmed cases involve children who have never had an MMR vaccine and follows an initial case linked to foreign travel.
Now a further number of probable cases have been reported and GPs have been placed on high alert. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is working with Stoke-on-Trent City Council and the NHS following the outbreak.
UKHSA health protection consultant Dr William Proto said: "Measles is a very infectious virus and can spread rapidly among communities, such as schools, if people have not had at least one dose of the MMR vaccine. While most people will recover completely within a couple of weeks, the virus can cause very serious illness.
"It can sometimes leave permanent
When Helena Brown moved back to the UK after years spent travelling the world as a flight attendant, she was at a loss over what to do next with her life.
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