On Nov. 29, 2023, the BC Centre for Disease Controlr Disease Control (BCCDC) announced that a A passenger with measles travelled through Vancouver International Airport on November 23. People on the same flights or who were at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) may have been exposed to measles. At YVR, the passenger spent time on the route between the arrival gate D73 at the international terminal and at the departure gate C48 in the domestic terminal, where the ill passenger waited for their next flight.

The passenger tested positive for measles in Alberta. Public health officials in Alberta issued an alert through the Canadian Network for Public Health Intelligence on November 28.

to establish the UBC CDC.

The main goal was to bring the two entities together was to provide a holistic approach to public health. The UBC CDC was established as a centre of excellence in the area of public health communicable disease control. BC Centre for Disease Control was founded.