ManitobaManitoba had 22 confirmed cases of measles in September, the province’s latest update on the illness says, bringing the total number of cases confirmed in the province this year to 216.Total number of cases confirmed in province this year reaches 216CBC News · Posted: Oct 01, 2025 4:11 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours agoMeasles symptoms include fever, runny nose, drowsiness, red eyes and small white dots on the inside of the throat and mouth. The characteristic red skin rash often appears within a few days of initial symptoms. (Phichet Chaiyabin/Shutterstock)Manitoba had 22 confirmed cases of measles in September, the province’s latest update on the illness says, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the province this year to 216. Those cases include five confirmed cases reported since last week’s update, the government’s website says. Another probable case was also reported, bringing the total number of probable cases detected in Manitoba this year to 18.Canada has reported 5,006 confirmed and probable measles cases in 2025 as of Sept. 20, following an outbreak that began in October 2024, the latest federal data says.Manitoba had no reported measles cases last year, according to federal data.Measles symptoms include fever, runny nose, drowsiness, red eyes and small white dots on the inside of the throat and mouth. The characteristic red skin rash often appears within a few days of initial symptoms.Most symptoms generally appear between a week to three weeks after exposure. You could be at risk of contracting the highly contagious disease after spending just a few minutes in the same room with an infected person. A full list of reported measles exposure sites is available on the province’s website. Measles spreads through droplets formed in the air when someone coughs, sneezes or talks. It can linger on surfaces for two hours after contact with an infected person.There is no cure for measles, but there’s a vaccine available to prevent it.Children in the province are routinely given a two-dose vaccine program for measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chickenpox), the first when they are at least one year old, and the second from age four to six. A second dose can be given earlier if a child has been exposed to measles.All children who are overdue for their shots should receive a letter from the province. In May, Manitoba Health expanded vaccine eligibility to babies age six to 12 months in the Southern Health region and the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority area, where case counts have been high.
Manitoba reports total of 22 measles cases in September
