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Measles case confirmed on a plane that landed in Montreal

A person with measles was on board a flight from Turkey that landed in Montreal on April 3, the Quebec Health Ministry and public health authorities have confirmed.

The person was on board Turkish Airlines flight TK35, which landed at 6 p.m. at Pierre-Elliot-Trudeau Airport.

Authorities have indicated that people on this flight may have been exposed to measles. Travellers or staff who were at the airport in the arrivals and baggage area between 6 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. may also have been exposed.

They are considered measles contact cases by Quebec public health.