Three more measles cases linked
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Three more measles cases linked to Urkult festival outbreak

Three more people have been infected with measles in connection with the outbreak at the Urkult festival.

This means that 30 people in the country have now been infected in the measles outbreak at the festival, where the spread of the infection started.

The new cases have been discovered in Västerbotten and Sörmland, respectively, reports P4 Västerbotten and Sörmlands Nyheter . A new case has also been discovered in the Jämtland Härjedalen Region, according to the Public Health Agency's update on Monday.

The incubation period after the festival has expired, so there shouldn't be many more cases, infectious disease physician Maria Marklund tells SVT News Västerbotten.

Most of those infected during the measles outbreak are under 18 years of age and were unvaccinated against measles.

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