Increased concern about measles in Västerbotten after festival outbreak

During Wednesday, 21 cases of measles had been confirmed in the country, three of them were people from Västerbotten. All cases are connected to the Urkult festival.

1177 has seen an increase in calls about measles in recent days.

- It's everything from having been to Urkult, to having small children who haven't had time to get vaccinated. There is a concern, says Karina Salomonsson, manager of 1177 in Västerbotten.

Region Västerbotten has issued information that if you suspect you have measles, you should contact a health center or call 1177.

- People who have symptoms call and ask what to do. They also call parents whose babies have not received the shot who wonder what to do.

These are general questions but also a lot of concern.

Even at the health centres, more people call and have questions about measles and vaccines.

- There is an interest and people are calling. There has been a lot of attention in the media about the measles cases, says Björn Hammar, director of operations for primary care North in Umeå.