UM Todaypediatric infectious disease – UM Today https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca Your Source for University of Manitoba News Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 CBC Manitoba: Province warns of 5 confirmed measles cases in southern Manitoba, connected to Ontario outbreak https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/cbc-manitoba-province-warns-of-5-confirmed-measles-cases-in-southern-manitoba-connected-to-ontario-outbreak/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/cbc-manitoba-province-warns-of-5-confirmed-measles-cases-in-southern-manitoba-connected-to-ontario-outbreak/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2025 17:22:55 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=210887 Public health is notifying people who attended specific locations where they may have been exposed]]> The province sent out a notification on Tuesday warning the public of five confirmed cases of measles in southern Manitoba that are connected to an outbreak in Ontario. 

The cases involve five people living in the same household who recently travelled to Ontario, and have since been told to isolate themselves at home, a provincial news release said. 

As of Wednesday, there have been a total of 54 confirmed cases of measles and 27 possible cases reported in Ontario between 2024 and 2025. 

Dr. Jared Bullard joined Faith Fundal for a conversation about the lab-confirmed cases of measles found in Manitoba.

To listen to the entire conversation, please follow the link to CBC Manitoba. 

Dr. Bullard was also interviewed and quoted in this article with the Winnipeg Free Press.

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