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Canada loses its measles elimination status, and the US is close behind

Canada has lost its measles elimination status nearly three decades after it achieved the distinction, under circumstances that closely resemble what’s happened in the U.S. this year.   The Pan ... Read More

Canada loses measles elimination status amid year-long outbreak, health officials say

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said it was informed of the loss by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) after more than 12 months of continuous measles transmission. Canada's ... Read More

Canada loses its measles elimination status amid large outbreak

Canada has lost its measles elimination status amid a large ongoing outbreak of the virus, the Public Health Agency of Canada said Monday. Read More

Canada is likely to lose its measles elimination status. The U.S. could be next.

Canada is on track to lose its measles elimination status as an outbreak that began a year ago continues to spread. The United States could follow in the coming months. The Canadian outbreak began in ... Read More

Canada loses measles elimination status after ongoing outbreaks

International health experts say Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South Ameri ... Read More

Measles outbreak that began on Utah-Arizona border reaches 123 cases

A growing measles outbreak along the Utah-Arizona border has spread to nearby communities, making it the nation's second-largest this year, health officials confirmed. At least 123 people have been ... Read More

More Than 100 Cases of Measles Reported in Utah and Arizona

In the hardest-hit counties, childhood vaccination rates steeply declined during the pandemic. By Teddy Rosenbluth Just as one large measles outbreak peters out in the United States, another outbreak ... Read More