New Brunswick health officials confirm ninth case of measles in Saint John area

📆 5/28/2019 8:50 PM
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Dr. Jennifer Russell, the province’s chief medical officer, says the latest case is linked to a previous infection at Kennebecasis Valley High School

District school officials have cancelled a number of planned out-of-province class trips as a result of the measles outbreak.

On Friday, public health officials issued a directive that staff and students at the high school must receive a measles booster shot if they want to continue working and studying there.Within three to seven days, a red rash will appear, first on the face and then spreading to the body, arms and legs.

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