According to BBC Health, a string of outbreaks mainly in England and Wales's traveling communities has led to 100 cases so far in 2006, compared with 76 in 2005.
The 13-year-old boy, who was suffering from an underlying lung condition, had not had the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.
BBC also notes that the staff at a hospital in north west London are being vaccinated for measles after six employees contracted the disease.
