Canada measles outbreak spreads

[WorldNews]

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A measles outbreak linked to a flareup of the virus in the United States has spiked in neighboring Canada's Quebec province to 119 cases, health officials said Wednesday. Infection disease specialist Johanne Desilets said the virus spread further among children and adults who have not been vaccinated and are members of large families. "You have to realize that measles are highly contagious. If one person has measles in a family of 10, everybody will be exposed and will probably get it," she said.

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