Measles & Rubella Weekly Monitoring Report – Week 50: December 12 to December 18, 2021
Organization: Public Health Agency of Canada
Date published: 2021-12-22
Key points:
- In Canada, no new cases of measles or rubella were reported in week 50, 2021.
- Currently, there are no activeFootnote 1 cases of measles or rubella in Canada.
- No cases of measles and no cases of rubella have been reported in Canada in 2021.
- Canadians travelling outside of Canada are encouraged to consult the travel health notices for information on measles and rubella outbreaks occurring in other countries.
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Epidemiological Summary:
During epidemiological week 50, 2021, no new cases of measles or rubella were reported in Canada Footnote 2. To date in 2021, no cases of measles and no cases of rubella have been reported. The last case of measles was reported in February 2020. The last case of rubella was reported in December 2019. The last case of congenital rubella syndrome/infection was reported in September 2018.
Figure 1 - Text description
Epidemiological Week of Rash Onset, 2021 |
Number of confirmed measles cases reported |
Number of confirmed rubella cases reported |
Number of confirmed congenital rubella syndrome/infection cases reported |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
47 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Cases (year-to-date) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Geographic Distribution
- There are no active* cases of measles or rubella reported in Canada.
Figure 2 - Text description
Health Region |
Measles Active Cases |
|---|---|
Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority |
0 |
Central Regional Integrated Health Authority |
0 |
Western Regional Integrated Health Authority |
0 |
Labrador-Grenfell Regional Integrated Health Authority |
0 |
Prince Edward Island |
0 |
South Shore District Health Authority |
0 |
South West Nova District Health Authority |
0 |
Annapolis Valley District Health Authority |
0 |
Colchester East Hants Health Authority |
0 |
Cumberland Health Authority |
0 |
Pictou County Health Authority |
0 |
Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority |
0 |
Cape Breton District Health Authority |
0 |
Capital District Health Authority |
0 |
Zone 1 (NB) |
0 |
Zone 2 (NB) |
0 |
Zone 3 (NB) |
0 |
Zone 4 (NB) |
0 |
Zone 5 (NB) |
0 |
Zone 6 (NB) |
0 |
Zone 7 (NB) |
0 |
Québec et Chaudières-Appalaches |
0 |
Centre-du-Québec |
0 |
Montréal et Laval |
0 |
Ouest-du-Québec |
0 |
Montérégie |
0 |
Nord-Est |
0 |
Ontario Central East |
0 |
Ontario Central West |
0 |
Ontario Eastern |
0 |
Ontario North East |
0 |
Ontario North West |
0 |
Ontario South West |
0 |
City of Toronto Health Unit |
0 |
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority |
0 |
Prairie Mountain Health |
0 |
Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority |
0 |
Northern Regional Health Authority |
0 |
Southern Health |
0 |
Saskatchewan South |
0 |
Saskatchewan Central |
0 |
Saskatchewan North |
0 |
South Zone |
0 |
Calgary Zone |
0 |
Central Zone |
0 |
Edmonton Zone |
0 |
North Zone |
0 |
British Columbia |
0 |
Yukon |
0 |
Northwest Territories |
0 |
Nunavut |
0 |
- Footnote *
-
* Active measles cases are those in which the onset date of the case falls within 42 days of the end date of the epidemiological week of the report Footnote 4. Active rubella cases are those in which the onset date of the case falls within 46 days of the end date of the epidemiological week of the report Footnote 5.
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
-
Active measles cases are those in which the onset date of the case falls within 42 days of the end date of the epidemiological week of the report. Active rubella cases are those in which the onset date of the case falls within 46 days of the end date of the epidemiological week of the report.
- Footnote 2
-
Only cases with rash onset up to the indicated end date are included in this report. Any additional cases will be described in future reports.
- Footnote 3
-
Epidemiological week of birth is used for congenital rubella syndrome/infection cases.
- Footnote 4
-
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. Chapter 7: Measles. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/surv-manual/chpt07-measles.html. Page last reviewed: May 13, 2019.
- Footnote 5
-
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. Chapter 14: Rubella. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/surv-manual/chpt14-rubella.html. Page last reviewed: May 18, 2018.
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