A colourized electron transmission micrograph of measles virus particles. The highly-contagious virus may be spreading locally, health officials in Quebec warned on Friday.
There are early signals that measles — one of the world’s most contagious viruses — may be quietly spreading within parts of Canada as health officials brace for more imported infections during the March Break travel season. There are early signals that measles — one of the world's most contagious viruses — may be quietly spreading within parts of Canada as health officials brace for more imported infections during the March Break travel season.
, a municipality north of Toronto, which was not linked to travel. There, health officials say a man in his 30s got infected from an unknown source. "It doesn't mean there is an outbreak by any means," he added, "because we have great vaccination rates, thankfully." Still, he added, there can be pockets where vaccine coverage rates aren't high enough to stop secondary spread when there is an imported case.
Thought to be one of the most contagious health threats, the virus spreads easily through the air, transmits before people even show symptoms, and can linger inside enclosed spaces for up to two hours. One individual infected by measles can infect nine out of 10 of their unvaccinated close contacts,
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