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GPs on high alert amid urgent warning over outbreak of Victorian disease

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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. Join our WhatsAp p Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link. 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.

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