Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Measles outbreak in Philippines slowly spreading to Canada
Toronto Public Health is warning clinicians to be on the lookout after a 1-year-old was infected with the disease after visiting Manila
By: Kim Nursall Staff Reporter, Published on Mon Feb 10 2014
Health officials are warning Toronto clinicians to be on alert for measles, as a widespread outbreak in the Philippines that reportedly killed more than two dozen children last year seems to be slowly spreading to Canada.
Toronto Public Health issued a surveillance alert Monday after a 1-year-old was infected while visiting in Manila before returning to Canada. It is the sixth imported case of measles in Canada so far this year, all linked to visits to the Philippines.
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http://www.thestar.com/life/health_...n_philippines_slowly_spreading_to_canada.html
Toronto Public Health is warning clinicians to be on the lookout after a 1-year-old was infected with the disease after visiting Manila
By: Kim Nursall Staff Reporter, Published on Mon Feb 10 2014
Health officials are warning Toronto clinicians to be on alert for measles, as a widespread outbreak in the Philippines that reportedly killed more than two dozen children last year seems to be slowly spreading to Canada.
Toronto Public Health issued a surveillance alert Monday after a 1-year-old was infected while visiting in Manila before returning to Canada. It is the sixth imported case of measles in Canada so far this year, all linked to visits to the Philippines.
...
http://www.thestar.com/life/health_...n_philippines_slowly_spreading_to_canada.html