Largest N.B. measles outbreak in decades pushing Canada's case count to 5-year high

A measles outbreak in New Brunswick is set to push Canada's annual case count to the highest it's been in five years, highlighting how infectious the disease is and how low vaccination rates have allowed it to take hold, says an immunologist.

Largest N.B. measles outbreak in decades pushing Canada's case count to 5-year high
Colorized transmission electron micrograph of a measles virus particle.

A measles outbreak in New Brunswick is set to push Canada's annual case count to the highest it's been in five years, highlighting how infectious the disease is and how low vaccination rates have allowed it to take hold, says an immunologist.