Jarbas Barbosa
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Canada has had over 5,000 measles cases in the past year.
Jarbas Barbosa directs the Pan American Health Organization.
He says it is now the only country in the Americas in which measles is endemic.
In the past, both Brazil and Venezuela lost measles elimination status, and then were able to regain it with vaccination campaigns and active strategies to find cases.
has had significant measles outbreaks since January.
Canada has had over 5,000 measles cases in the past year.
Jarbas Barbosa directs the Pan American Health Organization.
He says it is now the only country in the Americas in which measles is endemic.
In the past, both Brazil and Venezuela lost measles elimination status, and then were able to regain it with vaccination campaigns and active strategies to find cases.
has had significant measles outbreaks since January.