Public health officials in Toronto are warning the public that they may have been exposed to a case of measles at a downtown restaurant and on a train earlier this month.
Toronto Public Health (TPH) says the individual in question works in the city, and members of the public may have been exposed in several locations on Friday, March 21.
Possible exposure occurred at the following locations:
Pizzeria Libretto at 155 University Avenue, near Adelaide Street West, between 11:50 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
VIA Rail Canada Train 82, Car 3, from London to Toronto, between 6:05 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.
VIA Rail Canada Train 83, Car 3, from Toronto to London, between 4:10 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Anyone who may have been exposed, even if vaccinated, should monitor for measles symptoms up to 21 days after exposure – until April 4, according to TPH.
Symptoms include high fever, a red and blotchy rash lasting three to seven days, cough, runny nose, and red or watery eyes, or sensitivity to light.
Earlier this year, TPH confirmed two cases of measles linked to travel outside of Canada but did not specify where this new case originated from.
Public Health Ontario (PHO) reports that a total of 557 measles cases have been reported in the province this year. All but 22 of these are linked to a travel-related case in New Brunswick last October, which sparked a multi-jurisdictional outbreak in New Brunswick, Ontario, and Manitoba.