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  • B.C. Canada: Measles reported in New Westminster outdoor pool

    Source: https://604now.com/measles-alert-vancouver-yvr/


    Measles Alert Issued For Vancouver International Airport
    Elana Shepert | August 14, 2018

    Last month, a measles alert was issued for Vancouver International Airport affect an infected passenger travelled through.

    Now, another alert has been issued after an infected individual flew from Tokyo?s Narita International aport on July 30th.

    From there, the infected individual carried on to Portland and stayed for approximately one week before returning to Vancouver on August 6th. Afterwards, the infected individual boarded an Alaskan cruise on the same day.

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    As a result, anyone that traveled through YVR on either date is advised to monitor symptoms. The disease is airborne, and therefore it may spread easily.

    Infected individuals are likely to develop symptoms within 7 to 21 days of being exposed. If a traveller has been infected with measles from this event, symptoms would develop by about August 27.
    Flight information:

    July 30: Air Canada flight 0004 departing from Tokyo?s Narita International Airport (NRT) at 4:05 p.m. and arriving at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) at 9:25 a.m. The passenger with measles was at YVR prior to boarding the next flight.
    July 30: Air Canada Jazz flight 8125 departing Vancouver International Airport (YVR) at 1:50 p.m. and arriving at Portland International Airport (PDX) at 2:47 p.m.
    Aug 6: Alaska Airlines flight 2536 departing Portland International Airport (PDX) at 9:45 a.m. and arriving at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) at 10:55 a.m.

    The individual also travelled on a cruise ship to Alaska:

    Aug 6: Norwegian Cruise Lines (voyage number 2018080806), departed Vancouver at 4 p.m. with a destination of Seward, Alaska...

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    Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/4409240/m...-outdoor-pool/

    August 25, 2018 1:13 am
    Measles reported in New Westminster outdoor pool
    CKNW
    By Bailey Nicholson News Anchor/Reporter CKNW


    If you swam at the Moody Park outdoor pool on August 19, you may have been exposed to measles.

    New Westminster Parks and Recreation has been notified that someone with the illness visited the pool last Sunday.

    They?re cautioning anyone who was there between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m...

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