The Health Department is investigating a possible measles exposure in Durham Region. A local adult who acquired the illness during recent travel abroad may have exposed others to the virus. The department is following up with known contacts and has identified a specific flight as a potential exposure location.
They say it’s a local adult who acquired the illness during recent travel abroad.Currently, the Health Department is investigating and following up directly with known contacts in Durham Region who may have been exposed to the measles virus through this individual and has also followed up with other appropriate jurisdictions regarding possible exposures outside of Durham Region .
The Health Department’s investigation has determined that members of the public at the following locations may have been exposed to the measles virus: Royal Jordanian Airlines RJ271 – departed from Jordan on March 28, 2024, at 10:43 a.m. (local time in Jordan) and landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport on March 28, 2024, at 5:24 p.m. (EST).Right now the department is not aware of any additional exposure locations in Durham.As of March 27, Public Health Ontario says there have been nine laboratory-confirmed cases of measles reported in the province in 202
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