The Pan American Health Organization, which serves as the World Health Organization’s regional office for the Americas, made this announcement after the agency’s measles elimination commission met in Mexico City to review the latest public health data.
Kathryn H. Jacobsen, MPH, PhD (Epidemiology, University of Michigan), is Professor of Health Studies and holds the William E. Cooper Distinguished University Chair at the University of Richmond. Her research...
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Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall
In the wake of a measles outbreak in Canada that has infected thousands of people over the past year, an international health agency revoked the country’s measles-free status on Nov. 10, 2025.
The Pan American Health Organization, which serves as the World Health Organization’s regional office for the Americas, made this announcement after the agency’s measles elimination commission met in Mexico City to review the latest public health data.
As a global health epidemiologist who…
Kathryn H. Jacobsen - The Conversation
Kathryn H. Jacobsen, MPH, PhD (Epidemiology, University of Michigan), is Professor of Health Studies and holds the William E. Cooper Distinguished University Chair at the University of Richmond. Her research... More by Kathryn H. Jacobsen - The Conversation