New measles exposures in Prince Edward County, Trenton
Sites include grocery store, brewery and diner between April 4 and 6
The local health unit is telling people who visited a Picton grocery store, a Bloomfield brewery and a Trenton diner earlier this month that they may have been exposed to measles and may need to take action.
The South East Health Unit said in a Friday news release that people in the following places may have been exposed to the highly contagious, potentially lethal disease:
- The Foodland on George Wright Boulevard in Picton on Friday, April 4 from 11 a.m. to 1:20 p.m.
- Gillingham Brewing Company on Wilson Road in Bloomfield on April 4 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.
- Red's Diner on Hamilton Road in Trenton on Sunday, April 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The health unit says people who visited those locations and are immunocompromised, have fewer than two measles vaccinations and are born after 1970, are younger than a year old, are pregnant and/or are a health-care or child-care worker without measles immunity should call them at 613-966-5500 extension 349 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.
The health unit has more information and guidance on its website.
Other exposures in last 2 weeks
Ontario is in a measles outbreak, with more than 800 cases as of the latest weekly update from Public Health Ontario. Symptoms include fever, cough, irritated eyes and a red, blotchy face rash that spreads.
There are currently 58 cases in the South East Health Unit, 22 more than last week. There have been recent exposures in Kingston and Belleville, plus Cobden and Petawawa further north.
Ontario had no more than 22 cases a year from 2013 to 2019, according to the province.
The South East Health Unit is a merger between the health units for Hastings and Prince Edward counties, Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington counties and Leeds, Grenville and Lanark counties.