Alberta doctors association warns measles will rise, ramped-up health campaign needed
- Rising measles cases in Alberta alarm health experts.
- This increase follows a period where measles vaccine uptake declined.
- An organization representing doctors urges the government to expand public messaging and prevention efforts.
- The province reports 137 total cases since March 2025, exceeding 123 cases seen 25 years ago.
- Medical professionals warn that without intervention, numbers could rise significantly, causing severe illness or death.
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Alberta doctors association warns measles will rise, ramped-up health campaign needed
As the number of measles cases in Alberta continues to rise, the organization representing its doctors says the government needs to ramp up public messaging and prevention.
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As the number of measles cases in Alberta continues to rise, the organization representing its doctors says the government needs to ramp up public messaging and prevention. In its latest numbers posted Friday, the provincial government reported 137 total cases since March, exceeding the most recent high of 123 cases reported in the province 25 years ago. Alberta Medical Association president Dr. Shelley Duggan said the numbers suggest that withi…
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