Ontario measles outbreak intensifies with nearly 200 new cases
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 1:21 pm
Ontario health officials report a significant surge in measles infections with almost 200 new cases added recently, deepening concerns as the outbreak now totals 1440 cases since October. Public health authorities continue to monitor and respond to mitigate further spread.
Report says the increase in numbers and geographic spread of the virus stems from exposures and transmission among individuals who have not been immunized
The doctor and author, who has warned of the dangers of the anti-vaccine movement, says what is being seen with measles has been ‘developing for the last 10 years’, and accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic
That brings the province’s tally of probable and confirmed cases to 1,440 since an outbreak began in October.
TORONTO - Health officials say measles infected 197 more people in Ontario over the last week as the highly contagious disease emerged in new parts of the country.
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