CBC Calgary: Potential measles exposure alerts issued after confirmed cases in Calgary area and northern Alberta

The ease of travel, across Canada and internationally, can also create difficulty in monitoring and responding to measles outbreaks. University of Manitoba head of pediatric infectious diseases Dr. Jared Bullard noted cases have thus far been reported around Canada and south of the border, with an outbreak in Texas.

“Measles is really one plane ride away, and all it takes is for us to go to some place elsewhere in the world and we can bring measles back pretty easily,” Bullard said.

He added that because many people haven’t seen measles outbreaks in years, the lack of a living memory can make it difficult to communicate just how dangerous and contagious the disease is.

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