North Bay confirms its 1st measles case in 30 years as Ontario numbers rise, health units urge vaccination
North Bay has confirmed its first case of measles since 1995 as numbers in Ontario continue to rise.The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit made the announcement on Friday.The risk to the public is low, but it is taking the matter very seriously, health unit officials said in a news release issued Friday."Measles is a highly contagious virus that spreads through the air and can remain in the air or on surfaces for up to two hours after an infected person has left the area," said Shannon Mantha, the health unit's executive director of clinical services and chief nursing officer."Although the local risk of infection remains low, the large measles outbreak in southern Ontario shows how quickly the virus can spread. We have connected with the individual and their close contacts and are ...