Canada: Measles cases reported in Calgary, Victoria and Toronto

Calgary

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has confirmed that an individual with lab-confirmed measles has been in public settings in Calgary while infectious.

Individuals who were in the below-noted locations during the specified dates and times may have been exposed to measles:

March 26:

Exposure Location: Peter Lougheed Centre Emergency Department

Exposure Time Period: 7:00 a.m to 6:40 p.m.

March 27:

Exposure Location: Peter Lougheed Centre Outpatient Waiting Room

Exposure Time Period: 10:50 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Exposure Location: Peter Lougheed Centre Outpatient Laboratory

Exposure Time Period: 3:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Exposure Location: Alberta Provincial Laboratories (formerly Calgary Lab Services)

McKnight Village Clinic, 5426 Falsbridge Drive, NE

Exposure Time Period: 6:30 a.m. to 8:35 a.m.

Exposure Location: McDonald’s Restaurant

2680 52nd Street N.E. Calgary, Alberta

Exposure Time Period: 7:00 a.m. to 9:40 a.m.

March 28:

Exposure Location: Alberta Provincial Laboratories (formerly Calgary Lab Services), Beddington Clinic, 209-8120 Beddington Blvd NW

Exposure Time Period: 7:15 a.m. to 9:40 a.m.

Exposure Location: Alberta Provincial Laboratories (formerly Calgary Lab Services), Sunridge Clinic, 3, 2681-36 Street NE

Exposure Time Period: 3:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.

March 29:

Exposure Location: Peter Lougheed Centre Emergency Department

Exposure Time Period: 6:20 p.m. to 8:40 p.m.

Exposure Location: Peter Lougheed Centre Outpatient Waiting Room

Exposure Time Period 09:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Individuals who were exposed on March 29th, in the locations and timeframes noted above, AND do not have history of receiving two doses of measles-containing vaccine, will be offered immunization April 1, 2019 at Brentwood Village Mall AHS Immunization Clinic at 302 3630 Brentwood Road NW from 11:00 am to 6:30 pm as a preventative measure.

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Individuals who were exposed on dates before March 29th, are no longer eligible for preventative vaccine.

Victoria, BC

Two cases of measles infection have been reported to Island Health. Both people acquired the infection while traveling abroad. Both people sought care in the South Island.

People who were at the following locations on the dates and times listed may have been exposed to measles:

Date Time Location March 6, 2019 0500-1230 Royal Jubilee Hospital, Emergency Department March 8, 2019 0700-1030 Royal Jubilee Hospital, Outpatient clinic March 9, 2019 2036-2330 Royal Jubilee Hospital, Emergency Department

Toronto

Toronto Public Health (TPH) is investigating a lab-confirmed case of measles in an adult resident who acquired the infection in another country. Individuals are reminded that the measles virus is circulating in many countries and that they should check to ensure they are protected against measles before travelling.

The public may have been exposed to the measles virus in the following setting:

March 20 at Vaughan Mills, 1 Bass Pro Mills Dr., Vaughan, Ontario, between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m.

According to the Canadian government, 27 cases of measles have been reported in Canada in 2019 through Mar. 16.

These cases were reported by Québec, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Ontario, and Alberta.