Vancouver Coastal Health confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that the person travelled to Southeast Asia in the same party as the first case, which was identified on the weekend.
WATCH: The Fraser Health authority has confirmed a single case of measles in the Lower Mainland. The affected person recently travelled to Southeast Asia. Officials are warning hundreds of people may have been exposed. Joining us now with more is the president and medical director at the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre, Dr. Brian Conway.
That person lives in the Fraser Health region while the second person lives in the Vancouver Coastal Health region. Members of the public may have been exposed to measles if they were on Air Canada Flight 66, arriving in Vancouver on Feb. 11, or if they spent time in the international arrivals area of YVR, including customs or baggage claims, from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Feb 11.Measles, which is highly infectious, is transmitted by airborne spread and can cause encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain, which can lead to seizures, deafness, or brain damage.
Vancouver Coastal Health recommends that families of exposed, unvaccinated infants , pregnant women, and immune-compromised individuals are recommended to contact local public health or VCH Communicable Disease at 604-675-3900. Vancouver Coastal Health said there have been no other recent cases in B.C. and no local transmission, however there has been a recent increase in measles activity in the U.S, in other parts of Canada and around the world.
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