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'Diseases know no borders': Measles spreads 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 .

Six out of 10 provinces in Canada have reported measles cases.

Alberta has the second -most with 83 as of April 12 .

Case counts in Ontario reached 1,020 as of Wednesday .

In one of the hardest-hit regions, Chatham-Kent Public Health officials announced a public exposure at a Mennonite church on Easter Sunday .

VR Score

84

Informative language

85

Neutral language

67

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

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not offensive

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Time-value

short-lived

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