Montreal Public Health Optimistic That Measles Outbreak Can Be Brought Under Control

Montreal Public Health Optimistic That Measles Outbreak Can Be Brought Under Control
A dose of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is displayed at the Neighborcare Health clinics at Vashon Island High School in Vashon Island, Wash, on May 15, 2019. The Associated Press/Elaine Thompson
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Despite a rising number of measles cases in and around Montreal, one of the doctors leading the public health response to the outbreak says he’s optimistic the virus can be brought under control.

Health workers in the city are aware that measles is spreading and are looking for new cases of the highly transmissible disease, said Dr. Paul Le Guerrier, the medical officer responsible for immunization and vaccine-preventable diseases at Montreal’s public health department.