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The virus is spreading in insular Mennonite communities. But the broader population is vulnerable as vaccine rates have ...
AHS said it has been notified of a person with confirmed measles who visited two locations in Nisku and one in south Edmonton ...
Quelling the spread of measles involves immunization campaigns and public health protocols, but Tina Meggison says it also ...
Health experts are keeping a close eye on the measles situation in Calgary as case counts tick up. And they warn vigilance is ...
Some doctors in Alberta have criticized officials for not declaring a health emergency in the western province where measles ...
Alberta is home to just under five million people, while the United States population is more than 341 million.
Alberta Health Services (AHS) said Tuesday that it has been notified of additional exposure times of an individual with ...
At first, the Alberta mother assumed it was a common side effect of immunisations - or perhaps a case of chicken pox. Ms Birch then consulted her 78-year-old grandmother, who recognised Kimie's ...
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Edmonton Journal on MSN'Measles capital of North America': Alberta doctors sound alarm on immunization
“We’ve been hearing in the media accurately about how Alberta has become the measles capital of North America, and it has the highest number of measles cases per capita on the continent,” said Dr.
"To some extent measles is the canary in the coalmine," said Dr. Cora Constantinescu, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary.
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Edmonton Journal on MSNAHS issues public alert after potential measles exposure in Edmonton area
As of Wednesday afternoon, there are a total of 1,694 confirmed cases of measles in Alberta, eight of which are considered to ...
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