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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Martin Bagot & Ryan Merrifield

Measles symptoms: Seven key warning signs of highly infectious disease after UK outbreak

Measles cases have spiked, with parents warned to check their children are up to date with MMR vaccinations.

A worrying 49 cases have been detected from January up to last month, compared to just 54 cases across the whole of 2022, leading to the urgent alert from the UK Health Security Agency.

With the summer season comes far more mixing on holidays and events, including music festivals, meaning a major outbreak could be on the horizon.

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