The warning comes after the identification of "highly suspect measles case".
The HSE is issuing a measles case warning for commuters who may have been travelling through the midlands by train last week.
Members of the public may have been exposed to measles while travelling for 15 minutes or more on the Dublin Connolly to Sligo Train in Carriage D, which departed Dublin at 5.05pm on Friday March 28th.
The rail route includes stops in Mullingar, and Edgeworthstown.
A confirmed case of the virus led to the death of a Westmeath man last year.
The Health Service is asking people to watch for the following symptoms:
- Cold-like symptoms such as a runny nose, sneezing and a cough
- Sore red eyes
- A temperature of 38 degrees Celsius or above
- Rash, which usually appears on head and neck first and spreads to rest of body
People are also being asked to consider the importance of measles vaccination:
- If you are not vaccinated against measles with two doses of MMR, please contact your GP as soon as possible during normal working hours to discuss whether you require vaccination.
- If you were born in Ireland before 1978 or had measles illness, you are unlikely to require vaccination, as you are probably immune. The best way to protect yourself and those around you against measles is by MMR vaccination.
- Children should receive their first dose of MMR vaccine at one year of age and a second dose in junior infants at 4-5 years of age.
Anyone experiencing these symptoms who travelled on the 5.05pm Dublin to Sligo train is being asked to seek medical advice and phone ahead prior to attending any healthcare setting.
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