Overview
- A second case of measles has been confirmed in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland, involving a resident of the Vancouver Coastal Health region.
- The infected individual traveled to Southeast Asia with the same group as the first confirmed case, identified earlier this month in the Fraser Health region.
- Potential exposure sites include Air Canada Flight 66 from Bangkok to Vancouver and the international arrivals area of Vancouver International Airport on February 11 between 7 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
- Health authorities are directly contacting those potentially exposed and advising unvaccinated infants, pregnant women, and immunocompromised individuals to seek guidance from public health officials.
- Measles, a highly contagious disease preventable through vaccination, has seen an uptick in cases globally, though no recent local transmission has been reported in B.C.