{"id":40060,"date":"2025-08-01T19:21:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/40060\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T19:21:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:21:09","slug":"child-hospitalized-in-halifax-after-contracting-measles-public-health-halifax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/40060\/","title":{"rendered":"Child hospitalized in Halifax after contracting measles: public health &#8211; Halifax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>A child who contracted measles has been admitted to a Halifax hospital, according to Nova Scotia Health Public Health.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753129028_943_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In a release, the agency said the child is in stable condition at IWK Health Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Public health said the family contacted the hospital before bringing the child in, enabling staff to take precautions to help prevent the spread of the highly contagious virus.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/healthiq.jpg\" alt=\"Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet weekly health news<\/p>\n<p>Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to the family and IWK Health Centre\u2019s diligence, there is no risk to others from this hospital visit,\u201d stated Dr. Cristin Muecke, regional medical officer of health for northern zone.<\/p>\n<p>There are now 44 cases of measles in the northern zone, which includes Colchester County, Cumberland County, Pictou County and East 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src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754076069_939_da8973e43f0fedf332e30af23962981bef359109280fd4c6e640531887037df9_85ea8a.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tTrump raises tariffs on Canada to 35% with no trade deal in sight\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is an increase of nine cases since the last update on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>In the release, public health said there were no new public exposure sites identified, as all reported exposures are beyond the period of time during which symptoms would typically appear.<\/p>\n<p>Officials first reported a measles case in the northern zone on July 7.<\/p>\n<p>They have said that the cases in that zone involve \u201clow-vaccine\u201d communities.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Health<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment 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