Hundreds of people may have been exposed to measles last month, Montreal Public Health says
CBC News | Posted: December 7, 2024 11:11 PM | Last Updated: December 8
Places of exposure include Palais des congrès and Trudeau International Airport
Montreal Public Health says hundreds of people may have been exposed to measles between Nov. 23 and Nov. 26. during and after a recent NATO conference held in the city.
It says one of the participants, who had not been vaccinated against the disease, received a measles diagnosis after returning to their home country and would have been contagious while in Montreal.
The health agency has listed the following locations as places of exposure:
- Palais des congrès between Nov. 23 and Nov. 25.
- A private event at Cirque Éloize, located at 417 Berri Street, between 7 p.m. on Nov. 24 and 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 25.
- Humaniti Montreal Hotel from Nov. 23 to Nov. 26.
- Trudeau International Airport on Nov. 26 before 5:09 p.m.
- Toronto Pearson International Airport on Nov. 26 between 4:38 p.m. and 9:18 p.m.
- Air Canada flight AC417 from Montreal to Toronto on Nov.26 — the airplane left at 3:09 p.m. and landed at 4:38 p.m.
- Air Canada flight AC890 from Toronto to Rome on Nov.26 — the airplane left at 7:18 p.m. and arrived at Rome's Fiumicino Airport on Nov. 27 at 9:40 a.m.
Montreal Public Health says it is the first exposure to a case of contagious measles in the city since July.