Latest updates and information for AHS staff & health professionals
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Measles Exposures in Alberta (Exposure Locations & Dates | Healthcare Advisories)
- Measles Information for Health Professionals (AHS Staff & Community Providers)
Please note that this Measles Timely Topic guide contains a mix of open access and licensed resources, along with a selection of freely available grey literature.
eBooks
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Antivaccination and Vaccine Hesitancy (2023)
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Designed to give clinicians and other professionals targeted information to help them address vaccine hesitancy and antivaccination claims, as well as ways of responding to immunization concerns. -
Pediatric Vaccines: a Clinical Decision Support Chart (2021)
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Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) Chapter. -
Red Book 2024, 33rd ed.
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Red Book Atlas of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 5th ed. (2022)
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Measles Chapter.
Selected Grey Literature: Measles
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Measles Vaccines: Canadian Immunization GuideHealth Canada. 2025.
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Immunization Competencies for Health ProfessionalsHealth Canada.
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Criteria for Presumptive Measles ImmunityHealth Canada. 2025.
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Reduce the Spread and Prevent Transmission of MeaslesAlberta College of Pharmacy. 2025.
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Photos of MeaslesCDC. 2025.
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Measles: Information for Healthcare ProvidersPublic Health Ontario. 2025.
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AHS Resources
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Vaccine Hesitancy - New Course on MyLearningLinkLog into MyLearningLink and register for this new course on vaccine hesitancy.
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Immunization Program Standards ManualBased on Alberta Health (AH) Immunization Policy for the use of provincially funded vaccines. Updated Aug, 2025.
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IPC Recommendations for MeaslesIn addition to routine practices. Updated Jul, 2025.
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IPC Recommendations for Measles/PerinatalIn addition to routine practices. Updated Jun, 2025.
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IPC Management and Additional Precautions for Measles/PerinatalAdditional precautions to routine practice. Updated Jun, 2025.
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Provincial Measles Primary Care Clinical PathwayThis pathway is intended to be followed for all patients who have suspected or probable measles cases in the community. The guidance in the pathway is informed by the Alberta Public Health Disease Management Guidelines for Measles. Updated April 20, 2025.
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Measles Summary GuideA guide to support clinical decisions in non-AHS primary care provider settings. Updated April 20, 2025.
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Outbreak ManagementThis notification of outbreaks and other infectious disease threats in Alberta is mandated under Section 26 of the provincial Public Health Act.
Selected Research Articles: Measles
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Measles Virus Articles from Across Nature PortfolioNature Portfolio. 2025.
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Measles and Pertussis ResourcesAmerican Academy of Pediatrics. 2025.
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Facts and Myths about MeaslesThe Lancet. Infectious Diseases. 2025 Apr 6.
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US Measles Outbreak: Causes, Consequences and the Path ForwardThe Lancet. eClinical Medicine. 2025 Mar.
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What's Going on with Measles?Journal of Virology. 2024 Aug 20.
For additional articles on the topic of measles, check out this PubMed search.
Selected Grey Literature: Vaccine Hesitancy & Communication
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Communicating effectively about immunization: Canadian Immunization GuideHealth Canada. 2021.
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Vaccine Confidence Toolkit
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Building Confidence in VaccinesPublic Health Ontario. 2021.
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Immunization Communication Tool 2021
BC Centre for Disease Control. 2021.
Guidelines and Recommendations
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Alberta Public Health Disease Management Guidelines - Measles
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Updated Recommendations on Measles Post-exposure ProphylaxisHealth Canada. 2025.
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Measles: Point of Care Quick ReferenceAmerican Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatric Care Online Portal. 2025.
Selected Research Articles: Vaccine Hesitancy & Communication
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Strategies for Improving Vaccine Communication and UptakePediatrics. 2024 Mar.
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A World without Measles and Rubella: Addressing the Challenge of Vaccine HesitancyVaccines (Basel). 2024 Jun 20.
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Determinants of Parental Vaccine Hesitancy in Canada: Results from the 2017 Childhood National Immunization Coverage SurveyBMC Public Health. 2023 Nov 24.
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Informing Efforts Beyond Tailored Promotional Campaigns by Understanding Contextual Factors Shaping Vaccine Hesitancy Among Equity-Deserving Populations in Canada: An Exploratory Qualitative StudyInternational Journal for Equity in Health. 2023 Oct 7.
For additional articles on the topic of measles & vaccine hesitancy, check out this PubMed search.
For additional articles on the topic of vaccine hesitancy & communication, check out this PubMed search.
Selected Resources for Patients
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MeaslesMyHealthAlberta.ca | Learn about measles, who is at risk, and how it spreads.
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Measles (Rubeola) in Children: Care InstructionsMyHealth.Alberta.ca. 2023.
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Find HealthcareHospitals, Facilities, Programs & Services
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Measles Also Called: RubeolaMedlinePlus. 2025.
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History of Measles VaccinationWHO. 2025.
