A dramatic increase in the number of cases of measles in England and Wales has been linked to a low uptake of the MMR vaccine during the last ten years.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) released data today showing there were 1,217 cases from January to November 2007.
Importantly, over 100 cases diagnosed in the month of November alone were away from the main hotspot of London and instead in the north-west, West Midlands and south-east of England.
The HPA has blamed the...
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