Measles

Dr. Luc Boileau responds to a question during a news conference in Montreal, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Seventeen cases of measles have been confirmed in Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and Saskatchewan — more than half of those in the Montreal area, while one Ontario case has been linked to a high school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Montreal the epicentre as measles hits 17 cases, reaching 4 provinces

B.C., Ontario and Saskatchewan also report cases, Ontario school among areas exposed

 

A measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is shown on a countertop at a pediatric clinic in Greenbrae, Calif. on Feb. 6, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Eric Risberg

1st case of measles reported in B.C. over weekend: BCCDC

Instance marks first instance of virus in the province since 2019, disease control centre says

 

Montreal’s public health agency says community transmission of the measles virus is possible after a person in the suburb of Laval contracted the disease despite not having travelled abroad or been in contact with another known case. Sainte-Justine Hospital is shown in Montreal, Wednesday, February 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Measles virus possibly circulating in Quebec, health officials say

As of Feb. 17, the Public Health Agency of Canada had recorded 6 domestic measles cases in 2024