Here's a list of potential measles exposure sites in Waterloo region, Guelph and area

CBC News

· Posted: May 08, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago

In the aftermath of rising measles outbreaks crossed Ontario, parts of Waterloo portion and the Guelph area have been identified arsenic hazard areas for exposure.

Measles is simply a respiratory illness caused by a contagious microorganism that spreads done the aerial and betwixt radical done breathing, coughing oregon sneezing. Public Health Ontario notes that measles remains the starring origin of vaccine-preventable deaths successful children worldwide. 

Symptoms aft a measles vulnerability tin make anyplace betwixt 7 and 21 days later. It begins with cold-like symptoms and tin aboriginal devolve into achromatic spots successful the rima and backmost of the pharynx and a reddish blotchy rash connected the look and body. 

Serious complications, specified arsenic receptor and encephalon infections, tin happen. 

Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (WDG) Public Health said connected Wednesday that it was identified arsenic a hazard country by the state due to the fact that of the assemblage spread.

Officials determination are pursuing suit with galore different regions successful the province encouraging children to get vaccinated against measles earlier and to guarantee that everyone has received 2 doses of the vaccine. 

Risk of corruption becomes importantly little if a idiosyncratic has some doses of the vaccine oregon is calved earlier 1970. 

Anyone who believes they were successful areas flagged by nationalist wellness connected definite days are being told to monitor, enactment location if sick and question aesculapian attraction erstwhile vulnerability is suspected but nary symptoms person appeared. 

Those who fishy they've been exposed and are showing symptoms should enactment location and telephone up earlier visiting a clinic. 

Below are lists of areas successful Waterloo portion and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph country that person been identified arsenic caller sites of vulnerability to measles. 

People who person been exposed to the microorganism are asked to show for symptoms for 21 days and symptoms usually hap wrong 7 to 12 days.

Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph

Dr. Matthew Tenenbaum is the subordinate aesculapian serviceman of wellness for WDG Public Health and urged each residents to reappraisal their vaccine presumption and get vaccinated against measles arsenic soon arsenic possible. 

"While this designation from the state highlights the wide measles hazard to our community, it does not alteration our halfway guidance," helium said. 

There are some schoolhouse and assemblage exposures successful this region. The schools affected truthful acold are: 

• Brisbane Public School connected April 16.
• Erin Public School connected April 16 and May 1.
• Centre Peel Public School connected April 28 and 29.

Community exposures: 

• Amaranth Auto Service connected April 16, 17 and 18.
• Kelseys Original Roadhouse successful Orangeville, Ont. connected April 17.
• Mar-Span Home Hardware successful Drayton, Ont. connected April 21, 22 and 23.
• Guelph Medical Place Pharmacy connected April 21 and May 1.

Waterloo region

No schools person been listed arsenic imaginable vulnerability sites for measles astatine this clip successful Waterloo region. Community exposures are:

• Waterloo Region Health Network astatine Midtown Emergency Department (formerly Grand River Hospital) connected April 18, 26 and 27.
• Conestoga Mall connected April 22.
• Kitchener Memorial Auditorium connected April 24 and 25.
• Chick-fil-A successful Cambridge, Ont. connected May 1.
• Elite Auto Care successful Cambridge, Ont. connected May 2.
• V Nails and Beauty connected May 2.
• Shoppers Drug Mart at 700 Strasburg Road in Kitchener connected May 3 and 4.
• Waterloo Region Health Network (formerly St. Mary's General Hospital) Emergency Department connected May 3, 4 and 5. 

Ongoing and elaborate accusation connected measles exposures successful the portion tin beryllium recovered connected their website. 

'There is nary shortage' of vaccines arsenic cases rise

Health Minister Sylvia Jones and Premier Doug Ford addressed the outbreak during a property league Wednesday, saying that the province's attack is moving truthful far. 

"Sufficient supplies of vaccines for measles were fixed and are available. There is nary shortage," said Jones. "So the acquisition and the enactment that our nationalist wellness units are doing is critically important successful those communities that are experiencing those outbreaks."

Despite capable vaccines, CBC News reported that determination person been much than 1,300 cases of the microorganism since October. Many of those cases are successful children. 

Public wellness units person continued to accent the value of vaccinating children arsenic aboriginal arsenic possible. Children six months of property and older are capable to person their archetypal dose and are recommended to person a 2nd dose aft their archetypal birthday.