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Measles cases in Swansea and Neath prompt 'frustration' [View all]
Dr Jorg Hoffman from Public Health Wales spoke as a report into the eight-month outbreak is due to be released.
From November to June there were over 1,200 reported cases in south, west and mid Wales, including one death.
The MMR vaccine dipped sharply around Swansea after a now discredited report in the late 1990s linking it to autism.
Over the last few weeks, a new outbreak at a Neath school last month has led to 36 suspected cases
(More at link):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-24899459
Andrew Wakefield, and the tabloids that promoted him, certainly did a lot of harm, which is sadly continuing!
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