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 viruss 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.
Ontarios 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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