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Alberta Health Services (AHS) said Tuesday that it has been notified of additional exposure times of an individual with ...
Alberta Health Services has issued a public alert about a person with a confirmed case of measles who visited the Banff gondola while they were contagious.
Quelling the spread of measles involves immunization campaigns and public health protocols, but Tina Meggison says it also ...
A pediatric infectious disease doctor says Alberta's low measles vaccination rates are due to misinformation online and mistrust in the healthcare system.
Canada has now recorded 4206 cases of measles infections this year, the highest number so far of any nation in the western hemisphere, which is seeing a surge in cases. After recording its first death ...
Immunization behaviours evolve over time, influenced by social dynamics. Researchers have studied why voluntary vaccination ...
Measles cases across the country are being reported daily and, if the trend continues, Canada will likely lose its ...
Canada has had three times as many measles cases as the U.S. this year, according to the Canadian government and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. Canada has faced 4,206 ...
Some doctors in Alberta have criticized officials for not declaring a health emergency in the western province where measles ...
Public health officials in Canada are warning of measles outbreaks across the country as childhood vaccination rates decline.
Health experts are keeping a close eye on the measles situation in Calgary as case counts tick up. And they warn vigilance is ...
North America has three other large outbreaks. The longest, in Ontario, Canada, has resulted in 2,276 cases from mid-October ...