Alberta Health Alarm as Measles Cases Set to Surge
April 25, 2025, 6:20 pm
Alberta’s medical community warns that measles cases could rapidly escalate, prompting urgent calls for a more aggressive public health campaign. Critics note the need for better preemptive measures as officials scramble to contain an outbreak that appears as unpredictable as a failed firework display.
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As the number of measles cases in Alberta continues to rise, the organization representing its doctors says the government needs to ramp up public messaging and prevention. In its latest numbers posted Friday, the provincial government reported 137 total cases since March, exceeding the most recent...
Alberta Medical Association president Dr. Shelley Duggan said measles numbers suggest that within weeks, count could skyrocket to more than 1,000
Alberta Medical Association president Dr. Shelley Duggan says the numbers suggest that within weeks, the numbers could skyrocket.
EDMONTON - As the number of measles cases in Alberta continues to rise, the organization representing its doctors says the government needs to ramp up public messaging and prevention.
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