US EditionOntario reports almost 200 new measles cases as virus spreads across Canada
- Ontario reported 197 new measles cases last week, contributing to a total of 1,440 probable and confirmed cases since October.
- The outbreak began in October and has expanded as the highly contagious measles virus emerged in new regions across Canada.
- Other provinces reported cases recently, including Alberta with nearly 300 cases since mid-March and first cases in Nova Scotia and Northwest Territories this week.
- Ontario has reported 101 hospital admissions related to measles, with 75 of those patients being children; among these cases, eight individuals required intensive care. Meanwhile, Alberta has documented three intensive care cases in patients under the age of 18.
- The majority of measles cases have occurred among unvaccinated young people, including infants and adolescents, highlighting the persistent threat and underscoring the importance of public health measures to control the outbreak.
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Nearly 1800 Canadians have been infected with measles since the beginning of the year, and the country currently has more cases of measles than the United States.
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A senior medical advisor at the Public Health Agency of Canada states that the country could lose its measles eradication status if this highly contagious disease continues to spread in the fall.
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Measles outbreak: London-area parents advised to move up shots for kids
As measles cases continue to rise in regions surrounding London, the Middlesex-London Health Unit is urging parents to seek early vaccination for children under the age of five.
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