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Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 9 July 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 July 2018. It was answered by Steve Brine (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 July 2018 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Measles

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of measles there have been in each of the last five years.

Answer

Data on the number of measles cases in England and Wales can be found at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measles-confirmed-cases/confirmed-cases-of-measles-mumps-and-rubella-in-england-and-wales-2012-to-2013

In addition, between 1 January 2018 and 6 July 2018 there have been 757 laboratory confirmed measles cases in England; further information can be found at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/measles-outbreaks-across-england


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
162065
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Measles
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk