KAWARTHA LAKES-The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit has issued a warning. A local individual recently became exposed to red measles after travelling outside the country, without knowing they were ill. And there is concern area residents, especially in Lindsay, may have been recently exposed as a result. One case has been confirmed locally.
Measles is a highly contagious virus that is spread through the air. The measles virus can live for up to two hours in the air where an infected person has coughed or sneezed. Symptoms include fever, red blotchy rashes, red watery eyes, and white spots in the mouth. Symptoms can appear and stay for approximately 10 to 14 days after exposure, and in some cases will stay for up to 21 days.
The infected person visited the following locations between March 28 and April 8 before knowing they were infected and anyone who was in the same places during the times indicated may have been exposed:
Cambridge Mall, 18 Cambridge St. S. Lindsay, ON
March 28, 2018 from 10am – 5pm,
March 30, 2018 from 9am – 4pm,
March 31, 2018 from 10am-5pm,
April 2, 2018 from 10am-5pm,
April 3, 2018 from 11am-5pm
Reid’s Valu-Mart, 42 Russell St. W. Lindsay, ON
March 31, 2018 from 2pm – 4:10pm
Doctor’s office, Lindsay Professional Building, 65 Angeline St. N, Lindsay, ON
April 3, 2018 from 9am – 12pm,
April 4, 2018 from 8:45am – 11:30am,
April 5, 2018 from 8:45am – 12pm,
April 6 8:45am-11:15am.
Life Labs, 86 Angeline St. S, Lindsay, ON
April 3, 2018 from 10am-1pm,
April 4, 2018 from 8am – 10:45am,
April 5, 2018 from 8am – 10:45am,
April 6, 2018 from 8am – 10:45am
Tim Hortons located at Whitney Town Centre, Lindsay, ON
April 4, 2018 from 8:30am – 11am
Royal Gardens Food Mart View Lake, 4793 Regional 57 Rd.
March 30, 2018 from 2:30pm-4:35pm.
If anyone believes they were at any of the locations at the time or believe someone else was, they are asked to check their immunization records and keep an eye on their health for the next 21 days. If anyone develops symptoms, call your health care provider immediately but do not go to the doctor or a hospital without telling them in advance you have been exposed to measles.
The Health Unit says people can still become ill with measles if they have been immunized, but it may be a milder form. Infants under one year of age, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems can suffer severe complications.
Though the chance has vastly decreased in the last decades, there is still a possibility of death due to meals symptoms according to the Health Unit.
To learn more about measles, residents can visit www.hkpr.on.ca or call the Health Unit toll-free at
1-866-888-4577 ext. 1007.
