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Canada has lost its measles elimination status, its first since achieving it in 1998, after more than a year of continuous virus spread.

Vaccination rates across the Americas have fallen below the 95% threshold to prevent outbreaks, with over 12,000 cases across multiple countries this year.

The United States is at risk of losing its measles elimination status, with 1,681 cases marking the worst year in over three decades.

Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, international health experts said Monday, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South America.

The loss of the country’s measles elimination st

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