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Canada loses Measles-free status

Canada loses measles elimination status after ongoing outbreaks

Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, international health experts said Monday, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and So...

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Canada Loses Measles Elimination Status, Putting U.S. On Notice

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Canada loses its measles elimination status. Will the U.S. be next?

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Canada loses its measles-free status, with US on track to follow

Canada has lost its measles elimination status, said the Pan American Health Organization (Paho) on Monday, after failing to curb an outbreak of the virus for 12 consecutive months.

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Americas loses measles status after Canada outbreak

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Canada loses measles elimination status as year-long outbreak continues

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Canada loses measles elimination status; US could be next

Measles elimination status means a country has not experienced an uncontrollable spread of the virus for at least one year.

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Canada is likely to lose its measles elimination status. The U.S. could be next.

Canada eliminated measles in 1998. The U.S. followed two years later, in 2000. There are multiple criteria for losing an official measles elimination status, including the declines in vaccination rates observed in both countries. But the most significant factor is having ongoing measles transmission for a full year.