Measles circumstances enhance by 173 in Ontario, bringing outbreak’s whole near 1,800

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Public Well being Ontario says 173 extra individuals have been contaminated with measles within the province over the previous week.

That brings the variety of measles circumstances to 1,795 since Ontario’s outbreak started final October.

The well being company’s weekly measles report, launched right this moment, says the virus continues to unfold primarily amongst individuals who haven’t been immunized.

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Nearly all of individuals contaminated with measles all through the outbreak are infants, kids and adolescents.

The report says a complete of 129 individuals have required hospitalization, with 10 individuals admitted to the intensive care unit.

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The Southwestern Public Well being unit, which incorporates Oxford County, Elgin County and St. Thomas, continues to be hardest hit, with 98 of the brand new circumstances.

Measles has emerged in a number of components of Canada, together with Alberta, which has had greater than 500 circumstances since March.

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