New measles cases decline in Ontario as school year comes to a close
As the school year comes to a close, health officials are turning their attention to preventing the highly contagious disease…
B.C. premier pins measles surge on anti-vaccine ‘recklessness’
Measles has been surging in parts of Canada, particularly Alberta and Ontario for months, and the virus appears now to…
Alberta baby recovering from measles faces ‘long, painful road’
As of Tuesday, she is among the 1,065 confirmed measles cases in Alberta this year. Nearly three-quarters of them are…
3 measles cases confirmed in Chilliwack, 1 in Kamloops
Fraser Health said Tuesday it has confirmed measles infections in three unvaccinated Chilliwack residents since June 20.
Alberta surpasses 1,000 measles cases, AHS warns of potential exposures in Edmonton
“Measles is a virus that spreads easily through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes,” reads a…
Ontario’s measles outbreak through the eyes of front-line workers
Health-care workers battling measles in southern Ontario say they think about the outbreak from the moment they wake until the moment they…
Measles circulating in northeastern B.C. community, health officials warn
Northern Health says multiple lab-confirmed cases of measles have been confirmed in Wonowon, about 89 kilometres northwest of Fort St. John, B.C.
Rampant measles spread in northern Alberta prompts another standing exposure advisory
Alberta Health Services says measles cases are growing in the province’s northwest region, particularly in the communities of La Crete,…
Ontario reports 74 new measles cases, including 28 more in the northern region
Ontario reports 74 new measles cases, totaling 2,083 since October, with a rise in northern regions. One infant death and…
6 infants born with congenital measles in Ontario from unvaccinated mothers
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says six infants have been born with congenital measles since an outbreak began last…