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The spread of measles both between provinces and within is keeping doctors and health officials across much of Canada on their toes.
Canada’s measles case count has passed 4,500, with the western province of Alberta — which has about five million people — ...
Canada’s measles case count has passed 4,500, with the western province of Alberta—which has about five million ...
In the landscape of public health, few stories are as compelling as the unexpected return of a disease we once thought was conquered. Measles, a highly contagious viral infection formally considered ...
TORONTO — Canada’s measles case count has passed 4,500, with Alberta — which has about five million people — recording more ...
Health officials in York Region are warning of a confirmed measles case on an Air Canada flight that landed at Toronto's ...
Measles is making a troubling comeback in Canada this year, with cases rising sharply after years of near-elimination. So far this year, Canada has reported 95 cases of measles (as of Feb. 21 ...
About one in 1,000 people infected with measles will develop encephalitis, or brain inflammation, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. One to three out of 1,000 will die as a result of ...
The health organization says countries should strengthen routine immunization and conduct targeted vaccination campaigns in ...
But if transmission of the virus here continues for more than a year, Canada will lose its measles-free status. That almost happened in 2011, after a major outbreak in Quebec that led to nearly ...
The Texas outbreak started in a Mennonite community in Gaines County where vaccination rates are low. State health officials ...