One child was hospitalized but has since been released
A measles outbreak in southwestern Ontario continues to grow, with three more confirmed cases announced on Friday.
While announcing the latest confirmed measles cases, the health unit said people who visited Walsingham Christian School on Jan. 20 or 21, Houghton Public School on Jan. 21 or LaSalette Old Colony School on Jan. 21, 22 or 24 may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease. It spreads by droplets that can hang in the air for several hours after an infected person leaves the area.
The emergency department at Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital is another potential exposure site. The health unit advises visitors on Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Jan. 26 from 10:37 p.m. to 12:45 a.m., to monitor for measles symptoms, which can take up to two weeks to show themselves. “I can’t emphasize more the contagiousness of this disease and the fact that we should take as many precautions as we can,” said Lock.“We would encourage people, especially in the area where these cases are occurring, that they should check their vaccination records and make sure they’ve had their two doses,” Lock said.
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