Manitoba Manitoba health officials have reported two more measles cases, bringing the case count as of Nov. 8 to 249 confirmed and 16 probable, according to Friday’s weekly update.People in Portage la Prairie ER on Tuesday might have been exposed: health officialsArturo Chang · CBC News · Posted: Nov 14, 2025 6:26 PM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.The province also announced a new measles exposure site in Portage la Prairie in an update Thursday. (Aleksandr Finch/Shutterstock)Manitoba health officials are reporting two more measles cases.The numbers as of Nov. 8 have risen to 249 confirmed cases of the highly contagious disease as of Friday’s weekly update, with 16 probable cases.The province also announced a new measles exposure site in Portage la Prairie in an update Thursday. Anyone who was at the Portage District General Hospital’s emergency department on Tuesday, Nov. 11 from 12 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. is being asked to monitor for symptoms until Dec. 3.Earlier this week, the Public Health Agency of Canada announced the country had lost its measles elimination status, with more than 5,000 cases reported across the country since last fall.Hospitalization numbers in Manitoba have held steady at 16, including 13 children under the age of 10. There have been two admissions to intensive care units and no deaths.
2 new measles cases, 1 exposure reported in Manitoba ahead of the weekend
