Ireland is the victim of its own success when it comes to measles.
That's according to consultant in Public Medicine for Kerry and Cork, Dr Peter Barrett; who says the success of the MMR vaccine meant the virus dropped from the public consciousness.
The death of a 48-year-old man in the east of the country with the highly contagious disease was confirmed last week.
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There were a total of four measles cases in Ireland in 2023, two in 2022, and none in 2021 - and there had been no deaths since 2000.
Dr Peter Barrett says the HSE is appealing to the public to double check if they are vaccinated:
