The Public Health Agency of Canada says the country has officially lost its measles elimination status, which it had held since 1998.

The federal agency says the Pan American Health Organization revoked the status after confirming there has been ongoing transmission of the same strain of measles for more than one year.

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The outbreak began in New Brunswick in October 2024 and spread to other provinces, infecting more than 5,000 people in Canada.

PHAC says that transmission has recently slowed but the country still surpassed the 12-month mark of community transmission, primarily

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