There are now 74 confirmed cases of measels in Alberta according to the provincial government’s measels tracker website with the majority of them in the central health zone.
There are now 74 cases of measels in Alberta according to the provincial government’s measels tracker website.
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Alberta is reporting 16 more cases of measles, bringing the provincial total to 74 since the beginning of March.
The government says the new cases were reported in Alberta’s central and southern zones.
Nearly all cases are in school-aged children, with 18 cases being reported in children under the age of five.
The province says 64 of the total cases have passed the point where the highly contagious disease could be transmitted to others.
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Mark Joffe, warns that measles is much more serious than common childhood diseases and has been encouraging Albertans to get vaccinated.
Provincial data shows at least eight people have been hospitalized.
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