2 cases of measles confirmed on Prince Edward Island, involving adults who travelled within Canada [Video]

Health officials in Prince Edward Island have confirmed two cases of measles, the province’s first reported cases since 2013.

In a news release, P.E.I.’s Chief Public Health Office said the two adults who tested positive had travelled together to an area in Canada where outbreaks continue.

Neither of the people had been immunized against the virus, and both have since recovered, the CPHO said.

Public health nursing is providing contacts of the two people with vaccinations as needed, and contact-tracing is underway. No public exposures have been identified at this time.

Symptoms of measles include fever, cough, sore eyes and a red rash that begins on the head and spreads down to the trunk and limbs. Serious complications can occur, such as blindness, viral meningitis or pneumonia — or even death, as was the case recently for two unvaccinated children in Texas.

The measles virus spreads through the air when a person who is infected …