An adult from Ontario who recently travelled across Asia has been diagnosed with measles, and authorities are concerned that other travellers passing through Toronto’s busiest airport could’ve been exposed to the disease.
CTVNews.ca StaffAn adult from Ontario who recently travelled across Asia has been diagnosed with measles, and authorities are concerned that other travellers passing through Toronto’s busiest airport could’ve been exposed to the highly contagious disease.
Measles can almost always be prevented by the MMR measles vaccine. But those who don’t have the vaccine could be at risk. As well, anyone who visited West Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Grimsby, Ont. On Feb. 27 between 3 p.m. and midnight may have been exposed.
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