Overview

• The U.S. has recorded 1,024 measles cases across 30 states, including Texas's 718-case epicenter, with a 13% hospitalization rate and two child fatalities.
• Ontario leads Canada's outbreaks with 1,622 cases, 182 of which were reported in the past week, with 95% of hospitalized cases being unvaccinated.
• Alberta's 409 cases are concentrated in the south health zone, with three individuals in intensive care and over three-quarters of cases in children.
• Israel's outbreak has grown to 48 cases since April, prompting emergency vaccination campaigns as 40 of the infected are unvaccinated children.
• Declining vaccination rates, fueled by misinformation, have eroded herd immunity, putting the U.S. and Canada at risk of losing their measles-free status.