With ongoing measles outbreaks since October 2024, the Pan American Health Organization has now revoked the measles ...
Canada has been considered measles-free for the better part of three decades, but an outbreak that began in October 2024 has ...
The virus has been spreading for nearly a year in the U.S. — a key factor in determining whether a country loses its measles ...
Measles elimination status means a country has not experienced an uncontrollable spread of the virus for at least one year.
The status change, driven by a persistent measles outbreak, brings a nearly 30-year public health victory to an end.
International health experts say Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, as childhood vaccination ...
OTTAWA – Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long ...
After a significant outbreak of measles that began last year, Canadian health officials have confirmed that the country has ...
Canada has lost its measles elimination status amid a large ongoing outbreak of the virus, the Public Health Agency of Canada ...
The World Health Organization revoked the status after measles transmission continued for 12 consecutive months. Canada can ...
More than 1,600 cases of the highly contagious disease have been confirmed across 41 states this year, the CDC says.