Overview
- Karlsruhe health authorities report 27 measles cases concentrated in nine families, with most infections in non-immune children and a few adult cases.
- The cluster traces to an unvaccinated household with links to events at the Christliches Zentrum Karlsruhe, with spread extending to Pirmasens and France’s Alsace.
- A time-limited access ban for CZK attendees from October 1–26 remains in force through November 20, and oral quarantines were ordered for those infected.
- The public risk is currently assessed as low, with officials expecting further transmission primarily within affected households and no broader measures planned.
- Canada confirms more than 12 months of uninterrupted local transmission driven by a single measles strain and plans coordinated steps to raise vaccination coverage, strengthen data sharing, and enhance surveillance to regain measles-free status.