Measles

Measles: Heres a closer look at just three of them:, according to CTV. At one time, measles was common in Canada, but the disease has been rare since the introduction of a vaccine in 1963. But measles is far from eradicated globally, leading to tens of thousands of deaths a year. In 2012 alone, there were about 330 measles deaths each day around the world, mostly in children, says the World Health Organization and Ottawa Public Healths confirmation this week of the regions first lab-confirmed case of measles since 2011 is yet another reminder that while there are diseases many Canadians havent seen up-close for years, many of them have not been eradicated at all and continue to infect thousands of people around the world. Measles (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.