A local health unit's reporting its first measles infection in more than a decade.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts says an infant too young to have been vaccinated was infected - the first case in the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts since 2014 - with the health unit directly notifying individuals who are known to have been exposed to measles.
It emphasizes that the disease is spreading across North American "at levels not seen in three decades", urging "everyone protect themselves by ensuring they have had 2 doses of vaccine", as "measles can spread very quickly among people who are not fully immunized, and it can cause severe illness in some people".
Measles symptoms include fever, runny nose and cough, red and water eyes, and a red rash starting on the face and spreading down the body, but could lead to serious complications such as lung infections, swelling of the brain, seizures, middle ear infections, and in rare cases, death, while those who are Pregnant may also experience premature labour, stillbirth, or miscarriage.
The neighbouring Algoma Public Health has reported over 150 cases since early May, though hasn't reported new cases in recent weeks.