Measles outbreak declared by Grand Erie health unit [Video]

Measles three days after rash appears. All but one of 16 confirmed measles cases confirmed in Grand Erie is in Haldimand-Norfolk, the other is in Brant County.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control file photo

A rise of measles cases in Haldimand-Norfolk has now been declared an outbreak.

“When this started, we were looking at this being just a cluster of cases that were occurring predominantly in an unimmunized group,” Dr. Malcolm Lock, the region’s acting medical officer of health, said at a media briefing on Wednesday.

J.P. Antonacci’s reporting is funded by the Canadian governmentthrough its Local Journalism Initiative. The funding allows him toreport on stories about the regions of Haldimand and Norfolk. Reachhim at [email protected].

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