New case of measles infection confirmed in Metro Vancouver

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      The Fraser Health Authority and Vancouver Coastal Health have identified another confirmed case of measles in the Lower Mainland, which has been determined to be acquired abroad.

      This brings the total number of measles cases in B.C. to 22 this year.

      The infected individual used public transportation on March 27 2019, and health authority officials have listed out the following services and locations where the public may have been exposed:

      • The 323 bus between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. and noon to 3 p.m.
      • The Expo line between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. and noon to 3 p.m.
      • Lobby and elevators at 666 Burrard Street in Vancouver and the Ascenda School of Management, at the same location, between 8:55 a.m. and 2:05 p.m. 

      Those who believe they were in the above locations during the exposure period, and feel they may have developed early symptoms of measles, should call the doctor’s office first to avoid exposing other people.

      According to a statement from health officials, measles is a highly infectious disease that spreads through the air. Close contact is not needed for transmission. The disease can also be spread through sharing food, drinks, cigarettes, or kissing an infected person.  

      Symptoms of measles include fever, cough, runny nose, and red eyes, followed a few days later by a rash that starts on the face and spreads to the chest. Complications from measles can include pneumonia, inflammation of the brain (encephalitis), convulsions (seizures), deafness, brain damage, and death.

      An infected person can spread measles before knowing they have been infected. People are infectious to others from four days before to four days after the onset of rash.

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