7 measles cases confirmed in Manitoba during 1st week of June

CBC News

· Posted: Jun 11, 2025 3:45 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

There were 7 confirmed measles cases and 4 probable cases in the state during archetypal week of June, Manitoba Public Health says.

The astir existent information available, posted Wednesday, lone goes to June 7.

Altogether, determination person been 98 confirmed and 8 probable measles cases successful the state this year. In May alone, Manitoba reported 72 confirmed and 4 probable measles cases.

Canada's measles outbreak, which began successful October 2024, has grown to the constituent that the state is astatine hazard of losing its measles elimination status — a barroom acceptable by the World Health Organization — if the outbreak isn't contained successful the coming months.

The microorganism spreads done droplets formed in the aerial erstwhile coughing oregon sneezing, and an infected idiosyncratic tin dispersed the microorganism from 4 days earlier the measles rash appears until 4 days aft that.

Measles symptoms mostly look 7 to 21 days aft exposure, and whitethorn see a fever, runny nose, drowsiness and reddish eyes. Small achromatic spots tin besides look connected the wrong of the rima oregon throat, the state said.

Immunization is the lone mode to support radical from contracting measles, wellness officials say. 

The vaccine for measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chickenpox) is routinely fixed aft kids crook one, with a 2nd changeable given at property 4 to six successful Manitoba. If a kid is exposed to measles, the 2nd dose tin beryllium fixed earlier.

Last week, the state expanded vaccine eligibility to commencement astatine six months for children who were evacuated from their communities due to the fact that of wildfires and who whitethorn beryllium staying successful confederate Manitoba, wherever determination person been measles outbreaks.

Manitoba has besides expanded eligibility for vaccines to infants arsenic young arsenic six months aged surviving successful the Southern Health portion and the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority area.