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Confirmed measles case in Durham region: unimmunized child with history of recent international travel

Public may have been exposed on Ethiopian Airlines flight, at Toronto Pearson airport, emergency room in Ajax

Durham region’s health department is warning residents of a confirmed measles case in an unimmunized child with a history of recent international travel.

In a news release Saturday, the department said members of the public may have been exposed to the virus at the following locations:

  • Ethiopian Airlines flight ET552, travelling from Addis Ababa to Toronto from 11:32 p.m. East Africa Time on Monday to 7:30 a.m. EST on Tuesday.
  • Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesday.
  • Lakeridge Health Ajax, in the Pickering emergency waiting room Tuesday, between 10:40 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Anyone who was in these areas at those times of day is asked to watch for symptoms until Nov. 24, Durham region said in its news release.