All Around Science

269 - Measles Outbreaks

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Show Notes

On today’s episode: Sometimes a comet is just a comet. We look into why Canada has lost its measles elimination status. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES What we know about Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS | The Planetary Society Comet 3I/ATLAS | NASA https://www.alberta.ca/measles https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/3/why-is-measles-spreading-in-canada-mexico-and-the-us https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-s-measles-outbreaks-surpass-case-counts-reported-for-entire-u-s-1.7584490 https://www.cdc.gov/measles/signs-symptoms/index.html https://www.dal.ca/news/2025/03/27/measles-outbreak-expert.html

CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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