Canada may lose measles elimination status if outbreak not brought under control

Canada’s top doctor says time is ticking to get Ontario’s measles outbreak under control. The disease was declared eradicated in Canada as of 1998, but is hitting communities across the country. Health reporter Katherine Ward has more on what’s at stake.

• If measles keeps spreading, Canada may lose 30-year elimination status: PHAC
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