加拿大爆发麻疹,有1 700多例病例,有可能结束1998年消除麻疹的目标。
Canada's measles outbreak, with over 1,700 cases, threatens to end its elimination status achieved in 1998.
加拿大面临麻疹疫情日益加剧的问题,这威胁到1998年实现的消灭麻疹的目标。
Canada faces a growing measles outbreak, threatening its measles elimination status achieved in 1998.
自10月以来,安大略省已确诊病例为1 440例,上周报告新增感染病例197例。
Ontario has seen 1,440 confirmed cases since October, with 197 new infections reported in the last week.
艾伯塔省自3月以来报告了300多起病例,引起对指数增长的担忧。
Alberta has reported over 300 cases since March, raising concerns of exponential growth.
卫生官员警告说,如果病毒蔓延到秋季,加拿大可能会失去消除病毒的地位,尽管它可以通过增加疫苗接种努力来恢复这种地位。
Health officials warn that if the virus spreads into fall, Canada may lose its elimination status, though it can regain it with increased vaccination efforts.
公共卫生运动正在敦促免疫接种以遏制疫情的爆发。
Public health campaigns are urging immunization to curb the outbreak.