8 more measles cases reported in Manitoba, bringing total to 116

CBC News

· Posted: Jul 02, 2025 5:55 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Eight caller measles cases were confirmed successful Manitoba during the past week of June, the province's play update says.

The caller cases bring the full fig of confirmed measles infections to 116 truthful acold this year, according to the province's most caller data, which was posted Wednesday and covers the play up to June 28.

There person besides been 8 probable cases since the commencement of the year: 4 reported successful April and 4 successful June.

The fig of cases peaked successful Manitoba during May, with 72 confirmed cases. Last month saw 25 confirmed cases up to June 28.

Measles is simply a highly infectious illness that spreads done droplets formed successful the aerial erstwhile idiosyncratic coughs, sneezes oregon talks. Even a fewer minutes successful the aforesaid abstraction arsenic a sick idiosyncratic poses corruption risks, arsenic the microorganism tin linger connected surfaces for 2 hours aft an infected idiosyncratic leaves.

Symptoms of measles 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.

Over 3,500 reported cases nationwide truthful acold successful 2025

Canada achieved measles elimination presumption successful 1998, but imported cases person resulted successful outbreaks of the highly contagious illness that started successful New Brunswick successful October.

From Dec. 29 to June 21, determination had been 3,526 reported measles cases successful Canada, according to data from Health Canada. Most measles cases person been reported successful Ontario, wherever the highly contagious microorganism has besides claimed the beingness of a babe who died aft being calved prematurely and infected done the parent aboriginal successful June. 

Immunization is the lone mode to support radical from contracting measles, Manitoba Health says.

A two-dose measles vaccine programme for measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chickenpox) is routinely provided for kids astatine slightest 1 twelvemonth aged and again astatine property 4 to six successful Manitoba. If a kid is exposed to measles, the state said a 2nd dose tin beryllium fixed earlier.

Manitoba has 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.

The state besides extended 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.

A database with elaborate accusation connected the locations, times and days wherever the nationalist mightiness person been exposed to measles is disposable connected the province's website.