Measles & Rubella Weekly Monitoring Report: March 12 to March 18, 2017 (week 11)

Geographic Distribution

There are currently 2 reported active^{Figure 2 - Footnote *}cases of measles in Canada, 1 in Nova Scotia, and 1 in British Columbia (Figure 2).

There are no reported active cases of rubella in Canada (Figure not shown).

Maps from previous weeks, including any retrospective updates, are available online in the Measles and rubella weekly surveillance maps feature.

Figure 2 - Footnote *

Active cases or outbreaks are those in which the onset date of the most recent case/outbreak-associated case falls within 32 days of the issue date of this report^Footnote 2.

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Figure 2 - Footnote **

No data' is indicated for jurisdictions that do report cases of measles or rubella to the Public Health Agency of Canada, but do not include the public health region variable.

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Figure 2 - Text Description

Figure 2: Distribution of active^{Figure 2 Table - Footnote *} confirmed measles cases by health region

Health Region	Measles Cases	Rubella Cases
Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority	0	0
Central Regional Integrated Health Authority	0	0
Western Regional Integrated Health Authority	0	0
Labrador-Grenfell Regional Integrated Health Authority	0	0
Prince Edward Island	0	0
South Shore District Health Authority	1	0
South West Nova District Health Authority	0	0
Annapolis Valley District Health Authority	0	0
Colchester East Hants Health Authority	0	0
Cumberland Health Authority	0	0
Pictou County Health Authority	0	0
Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority	0	0
Cape Breton District Health Authority	0	0
Capital District Health Authority	0	0
Zone 1 (NB)	0	0
Zone 2 (NB)	0	0
Zone 3 (NB)	0	0
Zone 4 (NB)	0	0
Zone 5 (NB)	0	0
Zone 6 (NB)	0	0
Zone 7 (NB)	0	0
Québec et Chaudières-Appalaches	0	0
Centre-du-Québec	0	0
Montréal et Laval	0	0
Ouest-du-Québec	0	0
Montérégie	0	0
Nord-Est	0	0
Ontario Central East	0	0
Ontario Central West	0	0
Ontario Eastern	0	0
Ontario North East	0	0
Ontario North West	0	0
Ontario South West	0	0
City of Toronto Health Unit	0	0
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	0	0
Prairie Mountain Health	0	0
Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority	0	0
Northern Regional Health Authority	0	0
Southern Health	0	0
Saskatchewan South	0	0
Saskatchewan Central	0	0
Saskatchewan North	0	0
South Zone	0	0
Calgary Zone	0	0
Central Zone	0	0
Edmonton Zone	0	0
North Zone	0	0
British Columbia	1	0
Yukon	0	0
Northwest Territories	0	0
Nunavut	0	0
Figure 2 Table - Footnote * Active cases or outbreaks are those in which the onset date of the most recent case/outbreak-associated case falls within 32 days of the issue date of this reportFootnote 2. Return to Figure 2 Table - Footnote * referrer

The current global distribution of measles genotypes can be found on the WHO Measles Surveillance website.

For information regarding the interpretation and use of measles genotyping (including a discussion of genotypes and sequence variants), refer to Hiebert J and Severini A. Canada Communicable Disease Report. 2014; 40-12: 257- 260.

Rubella

To date in 2017, no rubella cases have been genotyped.

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