Swansea measles epidemic officially over 3 July 2013 Last updated at 14:58 The measles epidemic centred on the Swansea area has been declared officially over eight months after it began. There have been no laboratory-confirmed cases linked to the outbreak area since 22 May, health officials said. Since November, 1,219 measles cases were diagnosed and a campaign launched to boost the uptake of the MMR vaccine. One person died and a total of 88 people visited a hospital due to measles during the outbreak. Some 75,868 unscheduled measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations were given to people who had not been immunised in a bid to bring the epidemic under control. GP surgeries, hospital and schools held drop-in sessions, with Public Health Wales particularly keen to target children and young people who may have missed their scheduled jabs.