A colourized electron transmission micrograph of measles virus particles. The highly-contagious virus may be spreading locally, health officials in Quebec warned on Friday.
In a report published Thursday, Public Health Ontario said the child was not vaccinated against the highly infectious respiratory virus. It's the first recorded death from measles in the province since 1989, as far back as Ontario's data goes.A colourized electron transmission micrograph of measles virus particles. Cases of the highly infectious virus are on the rise globally. A Hamilton child under five years old has died of measles, says the city's public health agency.
"A measles-related death is a rare and tragic event. Our thoughts are with the family during this difficult time," a spokesperson for PHO said in an email statement.Hamilton public health has confirmed six cases of the measles so far this year, said Lew. None of the individuals were vaccinated.people about the possibility of measles exposure at a grocery store, apartment building and McMaster Children's Hospital after four members of the same household contracted the virus.
There have been 22 cases in the province so far this year, PHO says — a level of infections already matching a recent high set in 2014, when there was the same number over the entire calendar year. Speaking in Winnipeg on Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the child's death "a tragedy that nobody wants to see."
"In Ontario, measles has been rare, owing to the successful elimination of measles in Canada and high immunization coverage. As a result, measles cases are predominantly associated with travel," the report says.Canada heading toward major measles outbreak without vaccine boost, new modelling suggests
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