6 d. ago Quebec's low measles status must not make us complacent, public health director warns

The loss of Canada's measles elimination status is "a wake-up call," said Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh. "It means that there's been a system failure."

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6 d. ago Canada can regain its measles elimination status. Here’s how

On Monday, the Pan American Health Organization revoked the measles-free status Canada has had since 1998 because an outbreak has lasted for more than a year. 

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7 d. ago Alberta doctors frustrated with loss of measles elimination status: ‘Significant step backwards’

Alberta’s measles outbreaks have sickened nearly 2,000 people – almost all unvaccinated – since March and killed an infant who contracted the disease in the womb.

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7 d. ago 'Embarrassing and sad': Canada loses measles elimination status after nearly 30 years

Measles is the most contagious infectious disease known to mankind, but the measles vaccine is highly effective at preventing it.

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7 d. ago Canada has lost its measles elimination status for the first time in 27 years

Canada has been at the centre of measles outbreak this year, with 5,138 cases reported as of Oct. 25

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7 d. ago ‘National embarrassment’: Canada is no longer a country that has eliminated measles

Canada has been at the centre of measles outbreak this year, with 5,138 cases reported as of Oct. 25

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7 d. ago Canada loses measles elimination status as outbreak lasts more than a year

The World Health Organization says Canada has ongoing transmission of the same measles virus strain since October 2024

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7 d. ago Canada loses measles elimination status amid persistent outbreak

The World Health Organization says Canada has ongoing transmission of the same measles virus strain since October 2024

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7 d. ago Why Canada lost its measles elimination status after 27 years

The World Health Organization says Canada has ongoing transmission of the same measles virus strain since October 2024

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2 w. ago Vaccine records aren’t up to date for more than half of Ottawa, Toronto students assessed: public health

Over half of Toronto and Ottawa students lack up-to-date vaccine records, exposing flaws in Ontario’s outdated reporting system as measles threatens Canada’s elimination status.

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2 w. ago Why Canada is about to lose the measles elimination status it has held since 1998

Canada has tallied more than 5,000 cases this year, more than twice as many as the country recorded in the past 25 years combined

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3 w. ago Canada’s status as a country without endemic measles can now be revoked

Canada is poised to lose its international status as a measles-free country now that an outbreak that began in New Brunswick and spread to other provinces has hit the one-year mark. The country eliminated measles in 1998 and maintained that status for more than 25 years, meaning there was no ongoing community transmission and new […]

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