ThisisLondon
3 April 2006
Six nurses have been treated for measles after catching the disease from children, a hospital trust has confirmed.
The nurses were treated in the isolation ward of Central Middlesex Hospital, north London, after contracting the illness from two young patients.
All six nurses have now been discharged from the hospital in Park Royal and have been sent home to recover.
One child, who was treated for measles in the hospital's A&E department last month is thought to have been the source of the infection.
A second child has also been treated for the same illness. Both children have now recovered.
A major effort was mounted over the weekend to control the outbreak and safeguard patients and staff after it was confirmed on Friday.
A range of precautionary measures have been introduced to control any further infection and staff are being offered vaccinations.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA), which advises the NHS on public health, confirmed it was working with the hospital to contain the disease.
Staff have been warned to stay at home if they start to suffer any early symptoms such as a high temperature and fever.
Patients are also being checked and those most at risk have been offered blood tests. Any patients who have been discharged from the hospital in the past two weeks are being urged to contact their GP if they develop the symptoms of the disease.
