joey barton has urged qpr to use their win over west brom as a springboard for survival . rangers won 4-1 at the 10-man baggies on saturday to end a losing run of five matches and clinch just their second away victory of the season . chris ramsey 's side are still in the barclays premier league drop zone but are just three points behind fellow strugglers aston villa , who they travel to on tuesday , with a better goal difference . queens park rangers midfielder joey barton believes his side have a ` hell of a chance ' of staying up . barton , who scored at the hawthorns , captained his side to a 4-1 away win against west brom . by . emma innes . published : . 07:48 est , 27 march 2013 . | . updated : . 08:54 est , 27 march 2013 . health experts have warned that the epidemic could leave unprotected children brain-damaged or dead . qpr are just a point behind 17th-placed sunderland . and barton , who scored rangers ' fourth , is eyeing a late run which can take them to safety . ` we took our chances and hopefully it 's a springboard for us to put a run together and make it difficult for the teams in and around the relegation zone , ' he told the club 's official website . ` there 's a great amount of spirit in the group , a lot of people have written us off and we have an awful lot of work to do but performances like that give us a hell of a chance . a measles outbreak is ` spreading like bush fire ' in wales despite urgent calls to ensure children have vital mmr protection . health experts have again warned the epidemic could leave unprotected children brain-damaged or dead . they fear it could rival an outbreak which ravaged dublin more than a decade ago , and killed three people . the latest warning is fuelled by concerns that increasingly urgent public pleas for parents to act do not appear to be getting through . the outbreak , centred on swansea and the surrounding area , has seen the numbers infected rise from just over 200 on march 4 to 432 now . by the end of last week , the disease had spread to children in 111 secondary and primary schools , nurseries and play groups . experts with public health wales -lrb- phw -rrb- expressed rising concern last week when the number of new cases rose . ` we have been putting great performances in but we have n't got the rub of the green you need . ' since then , a further 116 cases have been reported and the rate at which the disease is spreading shows no sign of slowing . the majority of cases so far are in . the swansea area but an increasing number are being reported across the . mid and west wales regions . dr marion lyons , phw director of health protection , warned : ` measles is now spreading like bush fire across areas of wales . bobby zamora -lrb- left -rrb- scored qpr 's third goal with an astounding lob from a narrow angle against west brom . eduardo vargas -lrb- left -rrb- wheels away to celebrate firing qpr into the lead against west brom . eduardo vargas , charlie austin and bobby zamora scored to put rangers 3-0 up at the break with zamora netting a fabulous lob just before half time . zamora told the club 's official site : ` i 'm delighted to get on the scoresheet but it was a great performance from us . villa have lost and leicester have won so it 's tight down there and we have to keep doing our job . it 's a big game on tuesday . ' ` worryingly , there are still tens of thousands of susceptible children across wales , yet our weekly monitoring of vaccination rates shows only a slight increase in numbers receiving mmr jabs . ' she added : ` if the numbers of parents bringing their children for mmr jabs does not dramatically increase , measles will continue to spread and quickly reach levels last seen in the outbreak in dublin in 1999/2000 . in that outbreak over 1,200 children were infected and three died . ` the risk to unvaccinated children in wales is increasing as the disease spreads . you only need one or two people who have n't had the vaccination in a community to put at risk babies , toddlers and anyone else who is vulnerable , such as children with leukaemia who can not have the vaccination and pregnant women who have n't been vaccinated . public health wales is urging people to get their children vaccinated . ` a simple and safe jab from your gp will protect your child 's health , could save their life , and will help protect other children too . albion are eight points clear of rangers but suffered their heaviest defeat under tony pulis , despite victor anichebe 's second-half header , and also had youssouf mulumbu sent off . pulis added : ` we should have dealt better with their first goal . the second goal was from a set play . zamora scored a great third goal and the fourth goal should n't have stood because charlie austin tripped gareth mcauley . that was a poor decision by the referee . ' ` it is the only precaution you can take at this time , and i would urge parents to contact their gp today to get their children 's mmr vaccinations up to date . ` if you have n't thought about it , make an appointment with your gp for your child to get the mmr jab . ` if you 're worried about the jab , i would reassure you that the jab is safe and offers the only protection against measles . get your child vaccinated . ' public health wales is urging parents of all children aged between one and 18 in wales who have not been fully vaccinated to contact their gp for advice and to arrange vaccination as soon as possible .
in swansea , wales , there have now been 432 reported measles cases at 111 schools and nurseries . 116 new cases have been reported in the last week . public health wales is urging parents to get their children vaccinated with the mmr .
off and we have an awful lot of work to do but performances like that give us a hell of a chance . a measles outbreak is ` spreading like bush fire ' in wales despite urgent calls to ensure children have vital mmr protection . health experts have again warned the epidemic could leave unprotected children brain-damaged or dead . they fear it could rival an outbreak which ravaged dublin more than a decade ago , and killed three people . the latest warning is fuelled by concerns that increasingly urgent public pleas for parents to act do not appear to be getting through . the outbreak , centred on swansea and the surrounding area , has seen the numbers infected rise from just over 200 on march 4 to 432 now . by the end of last week , the disease had spread to children in 111 secondary and primary schools , nurseries and play groups . experts with public health wales -lrb- phw -rrb- expressed rising concern last week when the number of new cases rose . ` we have been putting great performances in but we have n't got the rub of the green you need . ' since then , a further 116 cases have been reported and the rate at which the disease is spreading shows no sign of slowing . the majority of cases so far are in . the swansea area but an increasing number are being reported across the . mid and west wales regions . dr marion lyons , phw director of health protection , warned : ` measles is now spreading like bush fire across areas of wales . bobby zamora -lrb- left -rrb- scored qpr 's third goal with an astounding lob from a narrow angle against west brom . eduardo vargas -lrb- left -rrb- wheels away to celebrate firing qpr into the lead against west brom . eduardo vargas , charlie austin and bobby zamora scored to put rangers 3-0 up at the break with zamora netting a fabulous lob just before half time . zamora told the club 's official site : ` i 'm delighted to get on the scoresheet but it was a great performance from us . villa have lost and leicester have won so it 's tight down there and we have to keep doing our job . it 's a big game on tuesday . ' ` worryingly , there are still tens of thousands of susceptible children across wales , yet our weekly monitoring of vaccination rates shows only a slight increase in numbers receiving mmr jabs . ' she added : ` if the numbers of parents bringing their children for mmr jabs does not dramatically increase , measles will continue to spread and quickly reach levels last seen in the outbreak in dublin in 1999/2000 . in that outbreak over 1,200 children were infected and three died . ` the risk to unvaccinated children in wales is increasing as the disease spreads . you only need one or two people who have n't had the vaccination in a community to put at risk babies , toddlers and anyone else who is vulnerable , such as children with leukaemia who can not have the vaccination and pregnant women who have n't been vaccinated . public health wales is urging people to get their children vaccinated . ` a simple and safe jab from your gp will protect your child 's health , could save their life , and will help protect other children too . albion are eight points clear of rangers but suffered their heaviest defeat under tony pulis , despite victor anichebe 's second-half header , and also had youssouf mulumbu sent off . pulis added : ` we should have dealt better with their first goal . the second goal was from a set play . zamora scored a great third goal and the fourth goal should n't have stood because charlie austin tripped gareth mcauley . that was a poor decision by the referee . ' ` it is the only precaution you can take at this time , and i would urge parents to contact their gp today to get their children 's mmr vaccinations up to date . ` if you have n't thought about it , make an appointment with your gp for your child to get the mmr jab . ` if you 're worried about the jab , i would reassure you that the jab is safe and offers the only protection against measles . get your child vaccinated . ' public health wales is urging parents of all children aged between one and 18 in wales who have not been fully vaccinated to contact their gp for advice and to arrange vaccination as soon as possible .
. published : . 07:48 est , 27 march 2013 . | . updated : . 08:54 est , 27 march 2013 . health experts have warned that the epidemic could leave unprotected children brain-damaged or dead . qpr are just a point behind 17th-placed sunderland . and barton , who scored rangers ' fourth , is eyeing a late run which can take them to safety . ` we took our chances and hopefully it 's a springboard for us to put a run together and make it difficult for the teams in and around the relegation zone , ' he told the club 's official website . ` there 's a great amount of spirit in the group , a lot of people have written us off and we have an awful lot of work to do but performances like that give us a hell of a chance . a measles outbreak is ` spreading like bush fire ' in wales despite urgent calls to ensure children have vital mmr protection . health experts have again warned the epidemic could leave unprotected children brain-damaged or dead . they fear it could rival an outbreak which ravaged dublin more than a decade ago , and killed three people . the latest warning is fuelled by concerns that increasingly urgent public pleas for parents to act do not appear to be getting through . the outbreak , centred on swansea and the surrounding area , has seen the numbers infected rise from just over 200 on march 4 to 432 now . by the end of last week , the disease had spread to children in 111 secondary and primary schools , nurseries and play groups . experts with public health wales -lrb- phw -rrb- expressed rising concern last week when the number of new cases rose . ` we have been putting great performances in but we have n't got the rub of the green you need . ' since then , a further 116 cases have been reported and the rate at which the disease is spreading shows no sign of slowing . the majority of cases so far are in . the swansea area but an increasing number are being reported across the . mid and west wales regions . dr marion lyons , phw director of health protection , warned : ` measles is now spreading like bush fire across areas of wales . bobby zamora -lrb- left -rrb- scored qpr 's third goal with an astounding lob from a narrow angle against west brom . eduardo vargas -lrb- left -rrb- wheels away to celebrate firing qpr into the lead against west brom . eduardo vargas , charlie austin and bobby zamora scored to put rangers 3-0 up at the break with zamora netting a fabulous lob just before half time . zamora told the club 's official site : ` i 'm delighted to get on the scoresheet but it was a great performance from us . villa have lost and leicester have won so it 's tight down there and we have to keep doing our job . it 's a big game on tuesday . ' ` worryingly , there are still tens of thousands of susceptible children across wales , yet our weekly monitoring of vaccination rates shows only a slight increase in numbers receiving mmr jabs . ' she added : ` if the numbers of parents bringing their children for mmr jabs does not dramatically increase , measles will continue to spread and quickly reach levels last seen in the outbreak in dublin in 1999/2000 . in that outbreak over 1,200 children were infected and three died . ` the risk to unvaccinated children in wales is increasing as the disease spreads . you only need one or two people who have n't had the vaccination in a community to put at risk babies , toddlers and anyone else who is vulnerable , such as children with leukaemia who can not have the vaccination and pregnant women who have n't been vaccinated . public health wales is urging people to get their children vaccinated . ` a simple and safe jab from your gp will protect your child 's health , could save their life , and will help protect other children too . albion are eight points clear of rangers but suffered their heaviest defeat under tony pulis , despite victor anichebe 's second-half header , and also had youssouf mulumbu sent off . pulis added : ` we should have dealt better with their first goal . the second goal was from a set play . zamora scored a great third goal and the fourth goal should n't have stood because charlie austin tripped gareth mcauley . that was a poor decision by the referee . ' ` it is the only precaution you can take at this time , and i would urge parents to contact their gp today to get their children 's mmr vaccinations up to date . ` if you have n't thought about it , make an appointment with your gp for your child to get the mmr jab . ` if you 're worried about the jab , i would reassure you that the jab is safe and offers the only protection against measles . get your child vaccinated . ' public health wales is urging parents of all children aged between one and 18 in wales who have not been fully vaccinated to contact their gp for advice and to arrange vaccination as soon as possible .
joey barton has urged qpr use their win over west brom as survival. rangers won 4 the 10-man baggies saturday to end clinch. chris ramsey 's side are still the barclays premier league drop zone but just three points fellow strugglers aston villa, they travel tuesday, a better goal difference. queens park rangers midfielder joey barton believes a ` hell ' staying. barton, who scored at the hawthorns, captained west brom. by. emma innes. published :. 07:48 est, 27 march. |. updated :. 08:54 est, 27 march. health experts the epidemic leave unprotected children brain dead. qpr are just a point behind 17th-placed sunderland. and barton, who scored rangers ' fourth, is eyeing a late run which can take them safety ` we took our chances hopefully it 's a springboard put a run difficult and the relegation zone, ' he told ` there a great amount spirit, people written us off but performances give a hell. a measles outbreak is ` spreading like bush fire ' wales despite urgent calls ensure children vital mmr protection. health experts again the epidemic leave unprotected children brain or dead. they fear it rival an outbreak which ravaged dublin more, killed. the latest warning is fuelled concerns increasingly urgent public pleas parents act do appear. the outbreak, centred swansea and has seen the numbers infected just 200 on march 4 432 now. by the end, the disease children 111 secondary and primary schools, nurseries play groups experts with public health wales -lrb- phw -rrb- expressed rising concern last when the number rose. ` we putting great performances but n't got the rub the green you need. ' since then, a further 116 cases the rate at the disease shows. the majority cases so. the swansea area but an increasing number are being reported across. mid and west wales regions. dr marion lyons, phw director health protection, warned : ` measles spreading like bush fire across areas wales. bobby zamora -lrb- left -rrb- scored qpr 's third goal with an astounding lob a narrow angle against west brom. eduardo vargas -lrb- left wheels away to celebrate firing qpr into the lead against west brom. eduardo vargas, charlie austin and bobby zamora scored to put rangers 3 with netting a fabulous lob just. zamora told the club 's official site : ` i 'm delighted get but. villa have lost and leicester so it 's tight down there and doing. it 's a big game on tuesday. ' ` worryingly, there still susceptible children across wales yet our weekly monitoring vaccination rates numbers receiving mmr jabs ' she added : ` if the numbers parents bringing for mmr jabs does dramatically, measles quickly reach levels last the outbreak dublin. in that outbreak over 1,200 children three. ` the risk unvaccinated children wales increasing the disease. you only n't had the vaccination in a community put at risk babies, toddlers anyone vulnerable, such who can not have public health wales is urging get. ` a simple and safe jab from your gp will protect your child 's health, could protect too albion are eight points clear rangers but suffered under tony pulis, despite victor anichebe 's second-half header, also had youssouf mulumbu sent pulis added : ` we dealt better their first goal. the second goal from a set play. zamora scored a great third goal the fourth goal should n't stood because charlie austin tripped gareth mcauley. that was a poor decision the referee. ' ` it the only precaution you at, i urge parents contact their gp today their children 's mmr vaccinations up ` if n't thought, make an appointment your gp for your child the mmr jab. ` if 're worried the jab, i reassure safe offers the only protection measles. get your child vaccinated. ' public health wales is urging parents of all children aged one 18 in wales who fully contact their gp for arrange as.
off and we have an awful lot of work to do but performances like that give us a hell of a chance . a measles outbreak is ` spreading like bush fire ' in wales despite urgent calls to ensure children have vital mmr protection . health experts have again warned the epidemic could leave unprotected children brain-damaged or dead . they fear it could rival an outbreak which ravaged dublin more than a decade ago , and killed three people . the latest warning is fuelled by concerns that increasingly urgent public pleas for parents to act do not appear to be getting through . the outbreak , centred on swansea and the surrounding area , has seen the numbers infected rise from just over 200 on march 4 to 432 now . by the end of last week , the disease had spread to children in 111 secondary and primary schools , nurseries and play groups . experts with public health wales -lrb- phw -rrb- expressed rising concern last week when the number of new cases rose . ` we have been putting great performances in but we have n't got the rub of the green you need . ' since then , a further 116 cases have been reported and the rate at which the disease is spreading shows no sign of slowing . the majority of cases so far are in . the swansea area but an increasing number are being reported across the . mid and west wales regions . dr who have n't had the vaccination in a community to put at risk babies , toddlers and anyone else who is vulnerable , such as children with leukaemia who can not have the vaccination and pregnant women who have n't been vaccinated . public health wales is urging people to get their children vaccinated . ` a simple and safe jab from your gp will protect your child 's health , could save their life , and will help protect other children too . albion are eight points clear of rangers but suffered their heaviest defeat under tony pulis , despite victor anichebe 's second-half header , and also had youssouf mulumbu sent off . pulis added : ` we should have dealt better with their first goal . the second goal was from a set play . zamora scored a great third goal and the fourth goal should n't have stood because charlie austin tripped gareth mcauley . that was a poor decision by the referee . ' ` it is the only precaution you can take at this time , and i would urge parents to contact their gp today to get their children 's mmr vaccinations up to date . ` if you have n't thought about it , make an appointment with your gp for your child to get the mmr jab . ` if you 're worried about the jab , i would reassure you that the jab is safe and offers the only protection against measles . get your child vaccinated . ' public health wales is urging parents of all children aged between one and 18 in wales who have not been fully vaccinated to contact their gp for advice and to arrange vaccination as soon as possible .
 The text discusses the importance of vaccination in preventing the spread of measles and protecting children's health. It highlights that despite efforts, there has been an increase in measles cases, particularly among unvaccinated children. Experts warn that this trend could lead to outbreaks and even deaths if not addressed promptly. The article emphasizes the need for parents to take action and ensure their children receive timely vaccinations to prevent further spread of the disease.