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Eugene

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Fri Jun 6, 2025, 01:25 AM Jun 6

Canada: premature baby with measles dies amid outbreak in Ontario [View all]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Canada: premature baby with measles dies amid outbreak in Ontario

Agence France-Presse in Ottawa
Thu 5 Jun 2025 22.05 BST
Last modified on Thu 5 Jun 2025 22.32 BST

A Canadian infant who was born prematurely and had measles has died, officials said on Thursday without confirming a cause of death, raising heightened concern about the virus’s resurgence.

Canada has recorded 2,755 measles cases – including 2,429 confirmed and 326 probable – according to federal health data updated on 2 June.

The epicenter of the outbreak is the province of Ontario, where nearly 2,000 cases have been reported.

Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, Kieran Moore, said in a statement “the infant contracted the virus before birth from their mother, who had not received the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine”.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/05/canada-premature-infant-measles-death

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