In 1998, Canada eliminated measles through vaccination, surveillance and a community immunity rate above 95 per cent. For ...

The measles virus was present in two samples taken Houston water treatment facilities before two correlating cases were ...

With measles spreading across the country, the South Dakota Department of Health (SDDOH) looked at what they are seeing and ...

An innovative outbreak detection program that tracks disease-causing viruses in wastewater identified the measles virus in ...

Manitoba is grappling with a rise in measles cases, prompting urgent calls from public health officials for vaccination and ...

Texas researchers develop groundbreaking wastewater surveillance method that detects viruses before they spread, potentially ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are presently 14 measles outbreaks (defined as three ...

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North America has two other ongoing outbreaks, all of which are the same measles strain. One outbreak in Ontario, Canada, has ...

One school district is requiring unvaxxed schoolchildren exposed to the measles virus to quarantine for 21 days. Meanwhile, for only the second time in 30 years, the number of measles cases nationwide ...

Texas' measles outbreak that began in Gaines County in January has now expanded to 709 cases, officials said on May 9.