US EditionCanada Measles Cases Pass 4,500, Highest Count in Americas
Unvaccinated groups and travel exposures fueled Alberta's measles outbreak, with 1,790 cases making it the hardest-hit area per capita, officials said.
- As of Wednesday, Alberta had 1,790 measles cases and was the hardest-hit province per capita, with updated figures showing more cases this year than the United States.
- In March, internal documents show cases traced to travellers, the Little Red River Cree Nation, and a Mennonite school, with the outbreak mainly among Anabaptist Christian communities known for historic vaccine hesitancy.
- In the Calgary zone, the first confirmed case was a nearly two-year-old girl admitted on March 14, and a March 20 email noted six children aged 2 and under were sent for measles testing.
- By April 11, internal documents show officials in Two Hills considered stopping individual contact tracing and not excluding infected people from public settings; Alberta later expanded vaccination clinics, broadened eligibility, and launched an awareness campaign.
- WHO data this month show Canada accounts for about half of confirmed measles cases in the Americas, while PAHO reported 18 percent had unknown vaccination status amid vaccine misinformation.
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AlKhaleej TodayCanada records over 4,600 measles cases, half of all infections in the Americas this year
TORONTO, Aug 22 — Canada’s measles case count has passed 4,500, with the western province of Alberta—which has about five million people—recording more cases this year than the United States, figures updated yesterday showed.World Health Organization data released this month show Canada accounts for about half of all the confirmed measles cases across the Americas region this year.Canada officially eradicated measles in 1998, but the virus has s…
Internal documents show how Alberta’s measles outbreak began to spiral out of control – The Globe and Mail - Corruption By Cops
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