Waterloo region now has 14 cases of measles, possible exposure at Kitchener ER

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· Posted: Apr 01, 2025 12:59 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago

Waterloo portion present has 14 confirmed cases of measles, which is up from conscionable 3 cases past week, nationalist wellness officials said Tuesday.

This comes arsenic Ontario has been experiencing a emergence successful cases of the vaccine-preventable microorganism successful caller weeks.

In a merchandise sent retired Tuesday, Region of Waterloo Public Health said radical could person perchance been exposed astatine this determination connected Saturday, March 29:

• Grand River Hospital's exigency department, 835 King Street West, Kitchener from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. (now known arsenic WRHN @ Midtown). 

A erstwhile merchandise said exposures whitethorn person happened connected Friday, March 21 astatine these places:

• Pharmasave Campus at 170 University Ave. W. in Waterloo from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.  
• Shoppers Drug Mart at 50 Weber St. N. in Waterloo from 12:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.    

Anyone who whitethorn person been exposed astatine the locations should interaction the nationalist wellness portion instantly if they autumn nether these 3 categories: 

• They are immunocompromised.
• They are pregnant.
• They are a kid oregon big calved oregon aft 1970 who is unvaccinated oregon has lone received 1 dose of measles vaccine.

Anyone surviving successful Waterloo portion tin telephone 519-575-4400 to scope a nationalist wellness official.

Measles is 1 of the astir contagious diseases successful the world. The World Health Organization says the microorganism tin stay progressive successful the aerial oregon connected infected surfaces for up to 2 hours.

It usually begins with a fever, cough, runny chemoreceptor and reddish watery eyes, followed by a reddish blotchy rash that starts connected the look and spreads to the assemblage and limbs. The microorganism tin pb to pneumonia, inflammation of the encephalon and death.