Local health officers are abolishing the weekly measles report for a southern Ontario Hot Spot that led the country in the infection.
Southwestern Public Health states that this does not mean that outbreak is over and it encourages the residents to check the weekly updates from public health ontario, which are released on Thursday.
The health unit launched a weekly report in April when local communities including St. Thomas, Elgin and Oxford Counties had 45 percent of cases in the province and the most measles infection in Canada.
But in its final update on Thursday, the Public Health Unit reported a new case for the third consecutive week.
Public health experts have expressed cautious optimism about the overall slow count of Ontario with 32 new cases reported last week.
However, the Health Medical Officer for South -Western public health says that the risk of measles remains, especially for those who have not been vaccinated.
Dr. Ninh Tran said in a statement on Tuesday, “Please be cautious in stopping measles and protecting yourself and loved ones through vaccination.”
Public Health Ontario releases weekly reports on measles cases, which are compiled by public health unit data.
But as the outbreak increased, the South -Western public health unit also released its data with a more localized break down, such as hospitalized and vaccination conditions of infected persons within the area.
Ontario recorded 2,276 measles cases like last week. While the count of its case is still the highest in the country, meditation has changed on Alberta.
Alberta reported 47 new cases over the weekend, which was brought to its total cases by 1,454 from Monday till Monday.
Former Chief Medical Officer of the province’s health, Dr. Mark Joff said on 9 July that Alberta had doubled at the rate of confirmed cases compared to more populated Ontario.
The Alberta province counts its measles over the week of the week and breaks the number of cases in each region, accounting for more than half of its south region.