CBC: Canada at risk of losing measles elimination status

October 30, 2025 —

Dr. Julie Lajoie, Virologist and assistant professor of Max Rady College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba speaks with host Marcy Markusa about what Canada losing its measles elimination status means and why vaccination is crucial.

To listen to the full interview, please visit CBC.

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CBC: Die-off of hundreds of birds something Manitoba hasn’t experienced ‘at this scale’: biologist

Dr. Hannah Wallace, Lead Research Associate in the Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases at the University of Manitoba with expertise in viral immunology, said it is strange that after years of avian influenza circulating in North America there would be so many bird deaths at once.

Winnipeg Free Press: U of M researchers studying whether genetic testing helps zero in on effective mental-health treatment meds

“Someone with mental-health conditions, they (try) multiple medications, and sometimes it takes months or years to get to a point where those drugs work for them, or to have less side effects,” said Dr. Abdullah Maruf, the lead investigator on the study and assistant professor in U of M’s College of Pharmacy.