A second lab-confirmed case of measles has been detected in Toronto.
Recall that Toronto city’s public health agency said that an infant who recently returned from travel has contracted measles. The child is self-isolating at home.
The first Toronto case was confirmed on February 16.
Toronto Public Health has warned that anyone who was inside the Agincourt Public Library between 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on March 11 may have been exposed. As such, these Individuals should monitor for symptoms until April 1 and re-confirm that their vaccinations are up to date.
Symptoms of measles include but not limited to fever, red rashes, cough, runny nose, red eyes and fatigue. Also, individuals can get unusual white spots in their mouth.
So far this year, the number of measles infections in Ontario has already surpassed the total number of cases reported last year.
As of March 13, Public Health Ontario confirmed no fewer than eight cases of measles across the province. Cases have been identified in Brant County, Peel Region, Hamilton and Windsor-Essex County.
Of these infection cases, six were related to travel and two had an unknown exposure source.
There were seven confirmed cases of measles confirmed in Ontario in 2023.
