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Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Six babies with unvaccinated mothers born with measles in Canada

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A sign outside Southwestern Public Health in St Thomas, Ontario, Canada, on 4 March 2025, warns residents to call ahead before visiting a doctor or hospital if they think they have the measles. Photograph: Associated Press/Alamy

Six babies with unvaccinated mothers have been born with congenital measles in the Canadian province of Ontario since the start of the largest outbreak of the disease in the western hemisphere late last year.

Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, Kieran Moore, said the infants, who were infected with measles in the womb, had all recovered. He said the infections could have been prevented through routine vaccination.

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