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Health officials confirmed Friday there have been at least eight cases of measles detected in Vancouver schoolchildren this week and are officially declaring an outbreak.

Vancouver Coastal Health said they have identified several cases of measles at three French-language schools: Two cases at École Jules‐Verne, one case at École Anne‐Hébert, and one suspected case at École Rose-Des-Vents.

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All eight cases are associated with École Jules‐Verne, a secondary school in Vancouver’s South Cambie neighbourhood.

Two of those cases were announced earlier this week, with a third confirmed and a fourth suspected case discovered on Thursday. In a conference call Friday, authorities said several more cases are being investigated for a total of at least eight cases.

An unrelated ninth case was also confirmed last week.

“Cases are occurring in staff, students and family members affiliated with this school,” said medical health officer Dr. Althea Hayden, adding that at least one person went to the emergency room at B.C. Children’s Hospital while they were still infectious.