Alberta Health Services Issues Measles Alert, Cases Reported in Other Provinces

Alberta Health Services Issues Measles Alert, Cases Reported in Other Provinces
A thin-section transmission electron micrograph (TEM) reveals the ultrastructural appearance of a single virus particle, or “virion,” of the measles virus. CDC via Getty Images
Carolina Avendano
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New measles cases have been reported in Alberta, following the province’s confirmation of several cases over the weekend. This comes amid an outbreak affecting various provinces across Canada.

Alberta reported two new cases in the last 24 hours as of noon on March 18, one in Calgary and one in Edmonton, bringing the total cases this year to 13, according to the province’s daily tracking.