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New Brunswick measles outbreak now reporting 44 cases, mostly teens and children

FREDERICTON 鈥� A measles outbreak in New Brunswick that began last month with a single travel-related case is growing and today stands at 44 cases.
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An electron microscope image of a measles virus particle, centre, is seen in an undated handout photo made available on Feb. 4, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-HO, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cynthia Goldsmith, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

FREDERICTON 鈥� A measles outbreak in New Brunswick that began last month with a single travel-related case is growing and today stands at 44 cases.

A health department spokesperson says all cases to date are in Fredericton and parts of the upper Saint John River valley.

David Kelly says all the cases reported are linked to the first detected case, and more than 80 per cent of the infections are in people under the age of 19.

Health officials say none of those infected had been immunized against measles.

They warn that people who haven鈥檛 had the disease, who haven鈥檛 been vaccinated against it, or who are significantly immunocompromised are at risk of infection upon exposure.

The Horizon Health Network is holding measles vaccination clinics in Fredericton on Thursday and Friday, in Woodstock, N.B., on Nov. 27 and in Stanley, N.B., on Nov. 29.

This report by The 91原创 Press was first published Nov. 20, 2024.

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