Measles was declared eradicated in Canada in 1998, but with vaccination rates dropping, new cases are surging. 95 people have been infected in just the first two months of this year, compared to 147 for all of 2025.
There have been 95 measles cases reported in Canada so far this year — with Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba reporting new cases in the last week, says Canada’s chief public health officer.
That’s in contrast to 147 cases for all of last year.
“The fact that … the numbers are growing this year demonstrates how this virus can spread if people were not vaccinated,” Dr. Theresa Tam told CBC News on Tuesday.
“What I would like to see is that we stop these outbreaks in their tracks so that it doesn’t become entrenched in the Canadian context.”
The most recent data from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) shows 34 new …
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