There we are more confirmed Measles Cases Across Canada in the First Two Months of This Year Than in All of 2024, with Local Case Numbers Continuing to Rise.
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Grand Erie Public Health Has Reported 82 Confirmed Cases of Measles Sale JANUARY, Including 19 Adults and 63 Children. Just Three of them we confirmed in Brantford and the County of Brant and the Rest in Norfolk County. There are Currently Another 18 “probable” boxes Being Investigated by Health Unit Staff, Said Sarah Titmus, Acting Program Director.
Nearby Southwestern Public Health, Which Covers Oxford County, Elgin County, and the City of St. Thomas, has been Reported 136 Confirmed Cases of Measles Sale the End of Last Octuber, Most of Them in Children Under 18.
The Majority of Those Infective Are Unvaccinated or Under-Vaccinated Children Who Have Been Exposed at Social Events, Daycares, Schools and Healthcare Settings.
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But Medical Officer of Health Dr. Ninh Tran of the Southwestern Agency Warned on Thursday that “Numbers Alone don Tell the Whole Story.”
He Said there are likely mayry more boxes that has been been identified and reported to public health.
“While Public Exposure Notification Can Help Inform People, It’s not a Reliable Way to Assess Your Personal Risk of Measles Exposure Because Cases Are Circulating across our regions and there are many boxes that have not be reported to us.
“We have significant Numbers – Higher Than AnyWhere in the province. OUR NUMBERS Continue to Increase. ”
Tran Said they are seeing serious complications in children who have measles being bolt to hospitals with breathing difficulty, Increased Heart Rates and extreme dehydration due to diarrhea, vomiting and high fever.
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Tran Urged Those Who Have Or Suspect They Have Measles To Avoid Showing Up at HospitalS and other Healthcare Settings Unannnounced and, INTEAD, To Call AHEAD SO PREPAGRAINS CAN BE MAD TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
Trans also Urged Those With Measles, Who Are Living With Someone With Measles, OR Who Have Been Exposed to Measles to Postpone Playdates and Other Get-Togethers.
“Measles can pays for respiratory virus at First,” He Said. “Rash isn’t the first sign. It can develop several days After Other Symptoms Begin. The virus is Most Contagious Four Days Before and Four Days After the Onset of Rash. ”
Measles is very contagious and can cause serious illness, with complications included pneumonia, deafness, brain inflammation and, in severe boxes, death.
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Those Born after 1970 can get a Measles Vaccine from their Healthcare Provider. Vaccine Clinicals Have also Been Set Up by Both Grand Erie and Southwestern Public Health. Two doses of measles vaccination are recommended.
“Measles is not covid,” Said Tran. “This is a virus that has a long history of infection surround the world. It’s very preventable through an effective vaccine that has been available in Canada for Generations. It has been part of the routine immunization scheudule in Ontario since the 1960s. ”
A stattement release on thursday by the canada’s chief public Health Officer Theresa Tam Said there has been a Sharp Increase in Measles Cases GlobaLly Compared to 2023. “In Canada, this concerning trend has continued with more boxes reported in the first two month of 2025 Than in all of 2024 A noticeable Increase in Cases Associated With Outbreaks in New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba. ”
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As of Thursday, Canada Had Recorded 227 Measles Cases This Year, Many Requiring Hospitalization.
On Thursday, Grand Erie Public Health Advised the Public of A New Measles Exposure Rental at Glen Meyer Old Colony School, 14361 1st RD. In Langton Between Feb. concession. 21 and Feb. 25 from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
If you were present at this rental at the identified Times, or you have been exhibitions to measles elsewhere in the community, complete the health unit’s measles exhibition form at geph.ca/measlesform. The Form Collects Information to Complete A Risk Assessment and Provide Guidance On Next Steps to Reduce the Chance of Infection and Limit Further Spread of the Virus.
There WERE 18 POTENTIAL PUBLIC EXPOSE LOCATIONS LISTED ON THE GRAND ERIE PUBLIE HEALTH Website As of Thursday.
For More Information About Measles, Including Signs, Symptoms, Exposure Rental Details and What To Do If You Believe You May Have Been Exhibition To The Virus, Go To Bchu.org/measles Or hnhu.org/measles.
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