Health authorities in Ontario’s Peel Region are probing a newly reported case of measles, saying some travellers who were at Toronto Pearson Airport last weekend may have been exposed to the airborne disease.
Exposure is believed to have occurred May 3 on Toronto-bound flight AC540 from Seattle, Peel Public Health (PPH) said in a May 7 release. Those who were in the area of Terminal 1 between 7:28 p.m. and 10 p.m. may also have been exposed to measles, the health department said.
PPH is advising anyone who was at the exposure sites to confirm they and their family members are up-to-date with their measles vaccinations and to monitor themselves for possible symptoms until May 24….