Source: http://www.caledonenterprise.com/news/article/47191
Measles cases not spread to Peel; but several hundred being watched
Saturday April 19 2008
By Heather Abrey, Special to the Enterprise
A case of measles has been identified this week in Vaughan and the individual unknowingly exposed other members of the public to the illness.
Anyone who was in the area of Quizno's Sandwich Shop located at 2791 Rutherford Road on April 6 between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or All In One Medical Clinic at 10083 Keele Street on April 7 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. or April 9 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. may have been exposed and should contact York Region's Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653.
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The danger to the public from measles is low - anyone born before 1970 is considered to have a natural immunity since they were probably exposed as a child and you can only get measles once - and anyone born after 1970 has likely received the vaccination.
However, those who do not have proper immunization are at risk of contracting the highly-contagious disease, which spreads through secretions from the nose and throat via coughing and sneezing.
The Vaughan case is troubling in light of a handful of measles cases identified the week before in Toronto. The Toronto health department issued a warning about a possible measles outbreak after five cases of the illness were reported in the GTA recently.
Officials confirmed Peel Public Health is managing between 300 to 400 people who may have been exposed to the virus.
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"It's always important to get a handle on [your] immunization," said Eileen de Villa, Associate Medical Officer of Health for Peel Region, who encourages everyone to ensure they have the proper vaccinations.
"It's important to review records and make sure you have everything you should based on your age and situation."
When dealing with infectious diseases, the Region of Peel tries to contact those who may have been exposed.
"When cases are identified, part of managing that situation is determining who are potential exposures," said de Villa, though she reiterates that because of high vaccination rates across Canada, the risk to the public is low.
Peel has yet to see any cases of measles in the current outbreak, and the last reported incidents were in 2004, according to a Peel Health Status Report on communicable disease. All four of those cases were imported from elsewhere, and before that Peel had not seen measles since 1998. After an Ontario outbreak in 1995, two doses of the vaccine were required, since that time appearance of the disease has dropped off dramatically.
Symptoms of measles include sudden onset of a high fever, coughing, sneezing, runny nose, small white spots on the inside of the mouth. Approximately three days after symptoms present, a red rash is likely to appear on the face, and eventually spread over the body.
In the past four weeks there have been five confirmed cases in Toronto, according to Toronto Public Health, and for the last decade there were an average of only three reported cases per year. The common link between many cases appears to have been the Toronto Science Centre. Anyone who visited the attraction April 2 should watch for symptoms.
One in every 10 children who contracts the measles will have complications that lead to pneumonia, and one in 3,000 cases leads to death.
Peel residents should check their immunization records to ensure they have been properly vaccinated for measles, which is covered by the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine. It is legally required of all children attending school in Ontario unless they have been officially exempted.
Call Peel Public Health at (905) 799-7700 for information on measles.
with files from Brampton Guardian
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