Ottawa Public Health contacting residents exposed to measles after Outaouais residents return from abroad

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Ottawa Public Health says it is contacting Ottawa residents who were exposed to the measles after two cases were confirmed in residents of the Outaouais who returned to Canada from abroad.

"Both cases are linked to international travel and went directly to hospital upon their return to Canada," Bourns said.

OPH says measles is considered contagious from one day before symptom onset to four days after rash onset. The measles incubation period is from seven to 21 days. Secondary cases from this exposure could occur anytime up to and including Oct. 30, Bourns said.. The family had returned from Brussels, landing at the Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal on Monday, Oct. 9.

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