El Paso's Massive Measles Outbreak

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Measles jumps borders in North America with outbreaks in Canada, Mexico and U.S.

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North America’s three biggest measles outbreaks continue to balloon, with more than 2,500 known cases.

North and South American countries have struggled to maintain the 95% measles vaccination rate needed to prevent outbreaks.

The response to each measles case in the U.S. costs an estimated $30,000 to $50,000 .

Alberta has the second -most with 83 as of April 12 , according to government data. Case counts in Ontario reached 1,020 as of Wednesday , mostly in the southwest part that borders Michigan . In one of the hardest-hit regions, Chatham-Kent Public Health officials announced a public exposure at a Mennonite church on Easter Sunday . “It sometimes feels like we’re just behind, always trying to catch up to measles,” Dr. Sarah Wilson , a public health physician for Public Health Ontario. “It’s always moving somewhere.”.