The numbers of cases of measles notified to my Department in respect of the Dublin area are as follows: 1999, 99; 2000, to 30 June, 921. While a breakdown of these figures by age is not available, the great majority of cases are understood to have been in children.
With effect from 1 July 2000, health boards furnish weekly notifications of infectious diseases to the director of the National Disease Surveillance Centre, NDSC, and this includes the collection of age data. The NDSC has indicated that 150 measles cases in children in the Dublin area have been notified in the period 1 July to 23 September.