Health officials in Vancouver say the city is facing an outbreak of measles with nine cases of the disease confirmed this week. Dr. Althea Hayden of Vancouver Coastal Health announced at a news conference Friday that all new cases emanate from École Jules-Verne, a French-language high school in South Vancouver. In Vancouver, the number of measles cases should be zero if there was an adequate level of immunization. Vancouver Coastal Health issued an alert to parents, students and staff after two cases of measles were confirmed at École Secondaire Jules-Verne in Vancouver. One person in every 3,000 cases of measles may die from complications which are most common in infants.

Source: CBC News February 16, 2019 02:06 UTC