Measles confirmed in Brampton infant

Peel Public Health says it’s investigating a confirmed case of measles in a Brampton infant.

The virus can only live outside the body for up to two hours, so anyone who visited the following locations during the times listed may have been exposed to measles:

• March 27, Muslim Community Services (third floor) and all common areas in the building at 150 Central Pkwy., Brampton, 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
• March 31, King’s Cross Walk-In Clinic, 17 Kings Cross Rd., Brampton, 3 – 8 p.m.
• April 1, King’s Cross Walk-In Clinic, 17 Kings Cross Rd., Brampton, 6 – 8 p.m.
• April 2, MCI Medical Clinic: The Doctor’s Office -Bramalea City Centre, 25 Peel Centre Dr., Brampton, 2:30 – 7:30 p.m.
• April 2-3, Brampton Civic Hospital (Emergency Department), 2100 Bovaird Dr., Brampton, 5 p.m. (April 2) – 3 a.m. (April 3)

Multiple other cases have been confirmed including one in Halton and two in Hamilton. The transmission of the Hamilton case is being linked to a man who travelled to the Philippines on March 14.

If you think you have been exposed, you should check your immunization records to make sure you and your children have had two doses of the measles vaccine. Symptoms include high fever, small spots with a white centre on the inside of the mouth and a red rash.