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Contracting measles can lead to severe complications. Stock image: Getty

Contracting measles can lead to severe complications. Stock image: Getty

Irish children aged 10 to 17 years of age are the group most at risk of contracting measles, a new study says.

Blood samples found there is an immunity gap among this age group, leaving them vulnerable to the potentially deadly disease.