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British Columbia’s Fraser Health authority says measles infections have been confirmed in three Chilliwack residents since Friday and the cases appear to have been acquired locally.

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Fraser Health says people should choose Ayurvedic products approved by Health Canada, which can be identified by searching the federal agency’s database.

The infection announced earlier this month was the first human case of H5N1 avian flu acquired in Canada.

British Columbia’s Ministry of Health says the first suspected human case of bird flu contracted in Canada has been detected in B.C.

The nurse-ratio numbers come as the government announced earlier this week about 248,000 people have connected with a family doctor or nurse practitioner through the province’s Health Connect online registry.

British Columbia politicians are celebrating connecting more people with family doctors, but it comes as emergency room physicians at Surrey Memorial Hospital say conditions there continue to crumble.

These opium-based products, called doda and afeem, are popular in the South Asian community but may be contaminated with lead or other toxins.