Measles case confirmed in Kingston area, possible exposure in Toronto

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 06, 2025 4:34 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago

The South East Health Unit (SEHU) says it's investigating a confirmed lawsuit of measles successful the Kingston, Ont., area.

According to the wellness unit, radical whitethorn person been exposed connected 4 abstracted occasions:

• At Duncan McArthur Hall astatine Queen's University connected March 29 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
• At the hallway connected March 30 from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m.
• At the Hotel Dieu Hospital's urgent attraction centre connected April 3 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.
• On committee a Megabus bus connected April 3 that departed Kingston astatine 4:35 p.m. and arrived astatine the Scarborough Library halt successful Toronto astatine 9:15 p.m.

Anyone who whitethorn person been exposed should cheque their records to guarantee they're vaccinated and ticker for imaginable symptoms for 21 days, the wellness portion said.

Anyone who develops symptoms should enactment location and not spell to work, schoolhouse oregon daycare, the wellness portion said. 

The state is successful the midst of a measles outbreak, with Public Health Ontario reporting 89 caller cases past Thursday. That brought the full of confirmed and probable cases successful Ontario this twelvemonth to 655.

• How Ottawa has (so far) avoided a measles outbreak

The bulk of cases of the highly contagious unwellness person been confirmed successful radical who are not vaccinated, wellness officials person said.

Symptoms include fever, a reddish blotchy rash, reddish watery eyes and cough. The unwellness tin beryllium serious, and 3 of the radical successful Ontario who've fallen sick person ended up successful intensive care. 

The SEHU has besides been dealing with a measles outbreak successful Hastings County. According to the wellness unit's astir caller count, determination person been 43 confirmed cases successful the region — each successful unvaccinated individuals.