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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-15T01:01:46.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nMore than 60 cases of measles have been reported in London in a \"fast-spreading\" outbreak.\n\nSeven schools and a nursery have reported cases in the latest outbreak in an area of north London, with labs confirming 34 cases since January 12.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nGPs told parents in Enfield that the virus is spreading quickly due to low levels of MMR vaccinations in the capital.\n\nIt is said that for every one infected person, 18 unvaccinated people can contract the disease.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nVaccination rates in London are among the lowest in the country - sparking fears the outbreak could soon pose a significant public health risk.\n\nThe UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said a large measles outbreak in the city could infect between 40,000 and 160,000 people.\n\nLarge numbers of children would be hospitalised - and some would die.\n\nLast July, a child died from measles in Liverpool after a small outbreak.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nDudu Sher-Arami, Enfield’s director of public health, said the outbreak posed a serious threat to the wider capital with potential to cause a \"much greater and bigger pan-London outbreak\".\n\nShe said the capital had \"one of the lowest, if not the lowest, vaccination uptake rates\" in the country.\n\nIn Enfield, more than a fifth of children are unvaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella by age five.\n\nMs Sher-Arami said average vaccination figures obscure \"pockets\" which create prime areas for measles to spread.\n\n### LATEST FROM LONDON:\n\n\n\n\n  * Bank of England now allows ‘genderfluid’ men to wear eyeshadow and heels\n  * Sadiq Khan unveils Ramadan lights in heart of London as he hails 'symbol of diversity'\n  * 'Disaster waiting to happen' - Schoolchildren urged to bring weapons for 'war' on streets of London\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nShe fears the numbers of infections could spread, with the virus having an incubation period of up to 21 days.\n\nShe told The Times: \"We know that measles has got some very nasty complications. It can cause deafness.\n\n\"It can cause brain damage and one in five children can need hospital treatment.\"\n\nTemporary vaccination clinics are now being established in schools throughout Enfield and families are receiving letters from Ms Sher-Arami.\n\nSince the beginning of the year there have been 96 confirmed cases of measles in England, with the majority of cases in children under 10.\n\nEnfield has the highest numbers followed by Birmingham, with the UKHSA warning the figures were likely to be an underestimate.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nDr Vanessa Saliba, consultant epidemiologist at UKHSA, said: \"Measles is a nasty illness for any child, but for some it can lead to long-term complications and tragically death, but is so easily preventable with two doses of the MMRV [measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox] vaccine.\"\n\nVaccination against childhood diseases has slumped to a 10-year low, with some parents feeling hesitant to vaccinate their children after the Covid pandemic.\n\n\nA Government campaign promoting childhood vaccination is set to start this week, with adverts on social media, YouTube, and radio.\n\nA pilot programme in Enfield has been established with the local council and NHS working to hold clinics in school and community centres to promote vaccination.\n\nNHS nurses speaking Bengali, Turkish, and Somali will be available to encourage families to vaccinate their children.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "'Fast-spreading' measles outbreak leaves more than 60 children infected in London"
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