Toronto’s public health department is warning that people who recently travelled through Pearson International Airport may have been exposed to measles.
In a news release on Dec. 20, Toronto Public Health (TPH) says a person with a case of measles was on a flight from Dubai to Toronto on Dec. 8.
Passengers on Emirates Airlines Flight EK241 that day and anyone in Terminal 1 between approximately 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. may have been exposed to the virus, according to the release.
TPH says the measles virus can stay in the air or on surfaces for up to two hours.
“Measles is a highly contagious virus that spreads through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs, sneezes or talks,” the department said….