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Measles virus possibly circulating in Quebec, health officials say

As of Feb. 17, the Public Health Agency of Canada had recorded 6 domestic measles cases in 2024
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Montreal’s public health agency says community transmission of the measles virus is possible after a person in the suburb of Laval contracted the disease despite not having travelled abroad or been in contact with another known case. Sainte-Justine Hospital is shown in Montreal, Wednesday, February 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

A measles case in suburban Montreal suggests there could be community transmission of the highly contagious virus in Quebec, health officials say.

In a notice sent to local health-care professionals on Thursday, the city’s public health agency said the case reported in Laval, Que., on Feb. 27 involved a person who had not travelled abroad, nor been in contact with another known case.

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