Public Health Agency of Canada

Public Health Agency of Canada: Measles is relatively rare in Canada thanks to high immunization rates across the country. However, Canada will continue to see measles cases related to travel to countries where it is endemic or there are large outbreaks, such as the Philippines and the Netherlands. Measles is a contagious disease and can be very serious, commonly causing diarrhea and pneumonia, and in rarer cases encephalitis and death. It spreads easily through close contact with an infected person, according to Winnipeg Free Press. -- source: Public Health Agency of Canada website Enlarge Image This winter's measles outbreak across Canada has raised questions about the need for a national vaccine registry. THE The Public Health Agency of Canada issued a notice March 28, warning of a higher-than-normal number of measles cases this winter. Cases have been reported in five Canadian provinces: British Columbia 380 , Alberta 49 , Saskatchewan 11 , Manitoba 4 and Ontario 14 . (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.