49 h. ago 65 new measles cases in Elgin, Oxford as total hits 450: 'Noticeable rise'

A London-area public health office at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak is reporting its largest weekly surge in cases of the highly infectious disease since it began recording weekly statistics.

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8 d. ago Measles cases surge again in Oxford, Elgin as Ontario tally tops 1,000

Measles cases have surged again for the Southwestern Ontario public health office at the centre of a provincewide outbreak, after a dip in reported cases.

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9 d. ago Ontario measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases, says weekly update

More than 1,000 Ontario residents, mostly children, have now been infected with measles in what is the largest outbreak the province has experienced in decades. In its weekly update on measles, Public Health Ontario reported that the outbreak case count grew by 95 cases over the past week alone, bringing the total since it began […]

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9 d. ago Ontario measles outbreak eclipses 1,000 with 95 new cases reported

Public health agency says continual increases are the result of 'continued exposures and transmission' between unvaccinated people

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9 d. ago Ontario reports 95 new measles cases, sending total above 1,000 since outbreak began

Public Health Ontario is reporting 95 new measles cases since last week, bringing the total number of people infected past 1,000. It says a total of 1,020 people have had measles since the province’s outbreak began last October. The agency says the ongoing rise in cases is “due to continued exposures and transmission among individuals […]

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1 week ago Quebec declares end to measles outbreak after no cases reported for 32 days

Health officials say an outbreak can be considered over if 32 days pass without a new reported infection.

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4 w. ago ’Small decline’ in Ontario measles outbreak with 89 new cases reported

Ontario is reporting 89 new measles cases over the last week, bringing the province’s case count to 661 since an outbreak began in the fall. That’s compared to just over 100 new cases last week and 120 the week before. Dr. Sarah Wilson, a public health physician at Public Health Ontario, said numbers “look to […]

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