Addressing fear, hesitancy in the Mennonite community amid Alberta’s measles outbreak
A team of Alberta community health representatives is addressing fear associated with vaccines for the Low German-speaking Mennonite community in…
Child hospitalized in Halifax after contracting measles: public health
There are now 44 cases of measles in the northern zone, which includes Colchester County, Cumberland County, Pictou County and…
Cluster of new Ontario measles cases mostly in the Sudbury area
Public Health Ontario is reporting 40 new cases in the Sudbury area’s public health unit, which also covers Chapleau and Manitoulin Island.
Measles outbreak in Nova Scotia rises to 35 cases
One warning is for the Kennetcook area, also in the northern health zone, where they say the public may have…
More measles exposures reported in Winnipeg
The province says four locations in Winnipeg were recently exposed to measles.
Two of the four Atlantic provinces have measles outbreaks
Scientists say a 95 per cent vaccination rate — with two doses of vaccine — is needed in a population…
AHS limits visitors at cancer facilities in Alberta to help control measles spread
AHS has also issued a growing number of public alerts in recent weeks for possible measles exposures at health-care facilities…
Ontario sees no new measles cases in former hot spot for first time since spring
Canada’s former measles hot spot is reporting no new cases for the first time since a spring surge.
30 measles cases in ‘low-vaccine’ communities in northern Nova Scotia
Health officials say the rise in cases was expected because it’s common for secondary infections to appear within seven to…
Measles cases in New Brunswick more than double overnight; 13 cases reported
New Brunswick has said at least 10 per cent of children are not fully vaccinated against measles.