N.B. news: Measles cases climb to 43 [Video]

The number of people in New Brunswick who have measles is growing and the expectation is there are more to come.

New Brunswick’s health department says, as of Thursday, the number of confirmed measles cases in the province is 43, six more than had been reported the day before.

Earlier this week, the Department of Health confirmed 26 cases.

The health department says every confirmed case is related to the initial travel-associated case reported on Oct. 24.

“So, New Brunswick is not alone in this. We’ve seen this across Canada, in the U.S. and frankly, across the planet,” said epidemiologist Dr. Christopher Labos. “And Europe is, in some respects, probably even harder hit than we are.”

Of the 43 cases, 36 involve people who are aged 19 and under.

Dr. Mark McKelvie, regional medical officer of health, says many of the cases involve people who are “quite sick.”