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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alex Croft

Canada no longer measles-free after 5,000 cases recorded this year

Canada is no longer measles-free, health authorities have declared, after 5,000 cases were recorded in a year.

The country lost its measles elimination status more than one year after the highly contagious virus started spreading, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) said on Monday. It means the entire region of the Americas also loses its status.

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