加拿大爆发麻疹疫情

 　　VANCOUVER, April 29 (Xinhua) -- A measles¹ disease outbreak was declared in central Alberta and the western Canadian province's major cities such as Calgary and Edmonton.

　　There have been 22 cases of measles in the province during recent weeks, and more are expected as the disease has a long incubation period, according to Marcia Johnson, medical officer of health for the Edmonton Zone.

　　The declaration also meant changes to the recommendations for routine immunization for children, she added.

　　Canadian province declares measles outbreak

　　"It allows us to offer measles vaccine² early to help protect infants over the age of six months to just under 12 months. Those infants usually are not eligible³ for measles vaccine and therefore are not protected against the disease," she said.

　　There was a breakout of measles among children in neighboring British Columbia weeks ago but the disease was under control later.

1 measles   

n.麻疹，风疹，包虫病，痧子

参考例句：

• The doctor is quite definite about Tom having measles.医生十分肯定汤姆得了麻疹。
• The doctor told her to watch out for symptoms of measles.医生叫她注意麻疹出现的症状。

2 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

3 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。