Measles is spreading across Canada. A look at the affected areas [Video]

Measles, a vaccine-preventable disease, is surging across Canada, alarming health officials as new cases pop up throughout the country, with cases piling up in Ontario.

Canada’s measles outbreak began in October after a travel-related case in New Brunswick sparked outbreaks there and in Ontario. New Brunswick declared its outbreak over in January, but the virus is still spreading in Ontario and elsewhere in Canada.

During spring break, experts like infectious disease specialist Brian Conway worry that unvaccinated Canadians travelling to areas with high measles rates, particularly in the southern United States, could spark a further spread in Canada in the coming weeks.

“It’s very contagious. So if there’s even one case out there and large numbers of people are exposed to it and they’re susceptible, they will definitely get infected,” Conway told Global News. “We certainly do need to be vigilant.”

As of March 18, the latest data from the Public Health …