Ottawa identified two cases of measles in May, but there has been no further spread reported.

An infant with measles has died in Ontario, marking the first measles-related death in an outbreak that has now spread to more than 2,000 people. Article content

The baby contracted measles from their unvaccinated mother while in the womb, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore said in a statement Thursday. Article content

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“It is with deep sadness that I confirm that an infant, born prematurely and infected with measles, has tragically passed away in southwestern Ontario,” Moore said.

He said the infant contracted the highly infectious virus before birth from their mother who had not received the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vacc

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