{
  "id": 15040764,
  "title": "No new measles cases since August prompts Manitoba to declare disease outbreak over",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/no-new-measles-cases-since-august-prompts-manitoba-to-declare-disease",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-16T20:50:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/health/2026/10/16/no-new-measles-cases-since-august-prompts-manitoba-to-declare-disease-outbreak-over"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manitoba officials have declared an end to the province's measles outbreak, more than a year following the first reported case. The last confirmed lab-identified case occurred in August. In total, 1,038 measles cases have been documented in Manitoba since the outbreak was first identified. Hospitalizations reached 52 during the outbreak, with half involving children under 10 years old. However, 87% of those affected had not been immunized or had unknown immunization status.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Measles outbreak declared over in Manitoba",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/measles-outbreak-declared-over-in-manitoba",
        "published": "2026-10-16T20:20:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Manitoba declares 20-month measles outbreak over",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/manitoba-declares-20-month-measles-outbreak-over",
        "published": "2026-10-16T20:59:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Manitoba declares measles outbreak over after weeks without cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/manitoba-declares-measles-outbreak-over-after-weeks-without-cases",
        "published": "2026-10-16T21:49:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}