The Public Health Agency of Canada has said the country's national measles outbreak, which began in New Brunswick in October 2024, is over, Global News reports.
The agency made the announcement on Monday because more than two months have passed without a new linked case. The outbreak caused 6,417 cases across ten provinces and territories, including 1,032 this year, with Ontario, Alberta and Manitoba worst affected. Most of those infected had not been vaccinated.
The outbreak cost Canada its measles elimination status in November 2025. To regain it, the country must keep the strain out for at least a year and show stronger surveillance. Chief Public Health Officer Dr Joss Reimer welcomed the milestone but warned that more travel-related cases were likely, and urged people to keep vaccinations up to date.
Source: Global News