New Brunswick health officials confirm ninth case of measles in province

Health officials in New Brunswick have confirmed another case of measles, bringing the total to nine in the Saint John area, and some officials predict the number could go higher. Dr. Jennifer Russell, the province's chief medical officer, says the latest case is linked to a previous infection at Kennebecasis Valley High School. On Friday, public health officials issued a directive that staff and students at the high school must receive a measles booster shot if they want to continue working and studying at the school. As of Monday, more than 950 students and staff had been given the vaccine, and it was still available to the final few people who had not received it. District school officials have cancelled a number of planned out-of-province class trips at two other schools in the district as a result of the measles outbreak.