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Ontario baby’s measles-related death highlights vaccination critical, health experts say
Infant infected with the disease in utero from unvaccinated mother is first fatality associated with the current outbreak in ...
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US measles total jumps by 80, fueled by travel and more outbreaks
In its weekly measles update the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported 80 more measles cases, ...
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Measles outbreak ends in Pennsylvania after 6 weeks of no new cases
There are 1,168 confirmed measles cases in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
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Don't know if you've been vaccinated against measles? Get a shot, doctors urge
Public health doctors say if people don't know if they've been vaccinated against measles, they should get a shot. Dr.
Measles could have been contracted at any of these 15 Ontario locations
The health department in the Peel Region says there are up to 15 locations where members of the public may have been exposed to measles, based on recent confirmed cases. Two new cases of measles have ...
Measles vaccination a ‘ticket’ for kids to stay in summer camps: officials
The warnings come amid ongoing measles outbreaks in multiple provinces, with camps being told to keep immunization records on ...
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How Mennonite women are building bridges between public health and community amid measles outbreak
Low German-speaking Mennonites face language, trust barriers amid Ontario’s largest measles outbreak in decades, as health workers push to bridge the gap.
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B.C. won’t require measles vaccination for schools
B.C. is not considering making measles immunization mandatory for attending school, as it is in Ontario and New Brunswick.