Alberta in the midst of worst measles outbreak since 1997 as doctors call for action – CBC
Province has reported 129 cases since the outbreaks began in March
Apr 25, 2025
Alberta’s measles outbreak is now the worst recorded in nearly three decades and that has health experts raising the alarm and renewing calls for stronger messaging from the provincial government.
The surge is so concerning, Alberta’s former chief medical officer of health, Dr. Mark Joffe, who left his post less than two weeks ago, is speaking out and describing measles as a “horrid illness.”
With 129 cases confirmed as of midday Thursday, the case counts so far this year have already surpassed the most recent high in the year 2000, when 123 cases were reported.
The previous major peak was in 1997, when there were 242 cases. In most other years, in the decades after widespread measles vaccination was introduced, only a handful of cases have been reported.
