Fraser Health Authority confirms a single case of measles in the Lower Mainland, linked to recent travel to Southeast Asia. Hundreds may have been exposed, particularly on Air Canada Flight 66 from Bangkok to Vancouver on February 11th and those in the airport's international arrivals area between 7 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. that day. Officials urge anyone with potential exposure to monitor for symptoms and seek testing.
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.British Columbia health officials have confirmed a case of measles in the Lower Mainland, and say hundreds of others may have been exposed.
He said the incubation period for measles is between seven and 21 days, meaning anyone who was potentially exposed should continue to monitor themselves for symptoms. According to the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, measles cases jumped 20 per cent globally in 2023 due to poor vaccine coverage.involving dozens of case, including children, the majority of whom were unvaccinated. Officials say the exposures in that outbreak were domestic, not international.
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