2024-08-09 02:13:51
Despite vaccinations, measles remains endemic in Ontario, with case numbers in 2024 exceeding the peak the province reached 10 years ago, according to Public Health Ontario.
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As of July 31, 24 cases of the contagious respiratory virus have been confirmed in the province so far this year. However, no new cases have been reported since the week of June 17.
By comparison, the highest total number of measles cases in the past 10 years was 22 in 2014.
The report, updated on Aug. 1, states that 10 adults and 14 children have contracted measles this year, limited to those born in 1970 or later.
Of the confirmed cases, twelve children and two adults were unvaccinated. Four adults have received at least two doses of the vaccine, and the vaccination status of the other patients is unknown.
Of the 24 cases, 16 are travel-related, meaning the people contracted the virus outside of Canada, and two of them infected six other people.
Measles killed a five-year-old child earlier this year. Five children and one adult were hospitalized.
Public Health Ontario says fever, cough, red rash and watery eyes are some of the symptoms of measles that can be prevented through vaccination.
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