Canada Confirms First Measles Death Of 2025

Reuters (6/5, Jones, Acharya, Singh) reports Ontario’s chief medical officer of health confirmed Thursday that an infant infected with measles has died. Kieran Moore said, “An infant, born prematurely and infected with measles, has tragically passed away in southwestern Ontario. The infant contracted the virus before birth from their mother, who had not received the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.” Government data indicate Canada reported a total of 146 measles cases last year; this marks the country’s first measles death of 2025.