Hamilton child isolating at home after catching measles overseas: public health – CBC

Officials say travellers at Toronto Pearson International Airport on March 5 may have been exposed

Mar 14, 2024

Travellers at Toronto Pearson International Airport on March 5 may have been exposed to the measles after an Ontario child caught the contagious disease on a trip overseas, says Hamilton Public Health Services.

The child is now isolating at home in Hamilton, officials said.

Public health shared the information in a news release Wednesday, saying it has investigated and followed up with locals who may have been exposed to the virus through this person and with officials outside the city regarding possible exposures.

“Hamilton Public Health Services is not aware of any additional exposure locations in Hamilton at this time,” the release said.

The child was returning from a trip to India, public health said. Members of the public who were on Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight SV 61, which left Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 5, and landed at Pearson later that day at 3:25 p.m., may have been exposed to the virus.

People who were at Pearson’s Terminal 3 that afternoon and evening may have also been exposed, according to public health. Pearson is Canada’s busiest airport.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/measles-confirmed-case-1.7143109