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Measles cases rise to 11 in Urkult outbreak, contact tracing under way

Measles cases rise to 11 in Urkult outbreak, contact tracing under way

Tue 18 Aug 2026 15:10 CEST

A total of eleven cases have been confirmed in the measles outbreak linked to the Urkult festival, with another case reported in Stockholm, according to the Swedish Public Health Agency. Contact tracing is now underway in several regions

Measles cases at hospital – several may have been infected

Measles cases at hospital – several may have been infected

Wed 26 Jun 2024 11:37 CEST

A patient with measles who was treated at Sundsvall Hospital may have infected a large number of fellow patients and hospital staff, reports Sundsvall Times.