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Health Beat: Measles on the rise

Last year, 59 countries reported large or disruptive measles outbreaks. That's almost triple the number reported in 2021. Read More

Canada just lost its measles elimination status. Is the U.S. next?

Canada has had more than a year of continuous measles transmission. The United States has until January to limit cases before losing status. 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. Canada’s health agency was informed by the Pan American ... Read More

Canada loses measles elimination status amid year-long outbreak: Health officials

The country has seen continuous measles transmission for more than 12 months. Canada has lost its measles elimination status after struggling to contain a year-long outbreak, the country's public ... Read More

Measles cases are surging, making global elimination a ‘distant goal,’ WHO says

For decades, measles vaccination has been a global success story. Deaths from measles dropped 88% around the world from 2000 to 2024, according to a new report from the World Health Organization, with ... Read More

Canada poised to lose measles elimination status, a possible harbinger of more disease outbreaks

Canada has more measles cases than the United States Outbreak of virus has lasted a year in the country Public health experts fear slipping vaccination rates will lead to other resurgent, preventable ... Read More

How Canada Lost Decades of Progress in Fighting Measles

The disease was once considered eliminated in Canada, but not any more — there have been more than 5,000 cases in the last 12 months as vaccination rates have fallen. By Vjosa Isai Reporting from ... Read More

OPINION: Canada’s measles outbreak shows vaccination need

A traveler infected with measles visited a community in New Brunswick with a low vaccination rate, sparking a national outbreak of the disease in 2024. About 50 people were sickened in that incident, ... Read More

Measles outbreak in Arizona and Utah could spell the end for U.S. elimination status

With holiday travel and gatherings approaching, doctors worry that transmission could escalate. If measles continues to spread through Jan. 20, that will mark a year of sustained transmission in the ... Read More

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

Canada has lost its measles elimination status after struggling to contain a year-long outbreak, the country's public health agency announced on Monday. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said ... Read More