Measles cases were confirmed in Kamalups and Chilivac; Information on BC Ferry
The number of measles cases in the British Columbia is increasing as a whole, announced the first confirmed case of the year of the region with the Internal Health Authority.
The case confirmed in Kamalups was announced by the Authority on Tuesday.
A medical officer with internal health, Dr. Sanaz Vasigi said it is not clear how the person was exposed to measles, making it more difficult to determine who else can be in the Kamalups area.
Risk is considered low for a comprehensive public, but Vasigi urged anyone who is not sufficiently immunized to vaccinate.
According to the BC Center for Disease Control (BCCDC), so far this year, 49 measles cases have been reported in BC.
Interior Health said that it is following directly with people who are known to come in contact with the case in Kamalups.
It shared a list of places viewed by the infected person on June 16 and 11:35 pm and included a Denny restaurant, a shopkeeper drug mart and Aberdeen Mall between 9 am and 4 pm on 18 June.
Fraser Health said that measles infection has been confirmed in three unnatural chillivac residents since Friday and cases have been acquired locally.
It states that the members of the public can be conveyed to measles at three places in Chilivack, including a Walmart and Mark on 16 June and a barber shop on 18 June.
Northern health is confirming 18 measles cases in the surrounding areas of the city of Vonovon and Shanti River region, in the northeastern BC. This year leads to the total number of cases up to 30 this year.
According to the BCCDC, most confirmed measles matters in the province have been reported in the Northern Health Authority.
Earlier this month, a northern health bulletin stated that it had identified the “several lab-confered cases” of measles in the Wonovan community about 90 km northwest of Fort St. John.
In addition to the confirmed cases in Chilivack and Kamalops, BCCDC says that between 11:30 am to 1:30 am on June 20, the TSAWWASSEN Ferry Terminal had a possible measles risk.
Officials say that from Tsavavasen to Swartz Bay till 12 noon and 8 pm, and on that day from Swartz Bay to Tsavavasen, there may be exposure by 6 and 6 pm.
Health Authority is also warning of a possible exposure at the Hot and Cold Cafe in Victoria on 20 June.
Another possible exposure was reported between 8:30 pm and 11 am to 12:30 am on June 20 at the Marriott Civic Autograph Hotel in Surrey on 20 June.
Measles is a highly infectious disease with air transmission, and health officials said that people who have never been infected or do not receive two doses of vaccine are at greater risk of falling sick.
The BC Center for Disease Control is warning about potential measles exposure across the province as the number of cases increases. Since June 19, seventeen new cases have been reported in Fraser Health, Interior Health and Northern Health Areas. According to Meera Bains report, there are concerns that there will be more cases as summer travel.
He said that fever, dry cough, flowing nose and red eyes, followed by a rash that starts on the face and spreads rapidly in the rest of the body, can develop between seven and 21 days of the exposure.
Health officials said that measles can cause complications such as pneumonia and brain inflammation and death may occur.
