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Alberta Measles Cases Top 930 as Outbreak Reaches Highest Level in Four Decades

Low immunization rates have triggered a province-wide push to boost MMR vaccine uptake to safeguard public health.

Alberta has surpassed 900 cases of measles since the beginning of March.
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Overview

  • 53 new confirmed measles cases over the weekend have pushed Alberta’s total to 932 cases since March.
  • Measles was deemed eliminated in Canada in 1998 but the province’s outbreak now jeopardizes that milestone.
  • Four people are hospitalized with measles, including one patient in intensive care.
  • Officials are ramping up public awareness campaigns and expanding vaccination clinics to improve MMR coverage.
  • Dr. Shelley Duggan warned that failing to rein in the outbreak could cost Canada its measles-elimination status by October.