{"id":515008,"date":"2026-03-05T02:25:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/515008\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T02:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:25:14","slug":"potential-measles-exposures-reported-on-2-flights-pearson-airport-public-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/515008\/","title":{"rendered":"Potential measles exposures reported on 2 flights, Pearson airport: Public Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>Toronto Public Health (TPH) is issuing a notice for Pearson International Airport travellers of a potential exposure to measles.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The agency is investigating a confirmed case of <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/measles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">measles<\/a>, with members of the public that were potentially exposed having been either on two Avianca flights or in Pearson\u2019s Terminal 1 arrivals on Feb. 22.<\/p>\n<p>According to TPH, the exposure notice impacts the following travellers:<\/p>\n<p>Those on board Avianca Flight AV579 from Guatemala City to San Salvador, and Avianca Flight AV324 from San Salvador to Toronto.Travellers who were in Toronto Pearson International Airport\u2019s Terminal 1 Arrivals from approximately 1:40 p.m. to 4:10 p.m.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/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\/12\/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>TPH advises anyone who believes they were exposed to check their vaccination record for measles protection, and monitor for symptoms until March 15.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms can include fever, runny nose, red eyes, a red rash that begins on the face and spreads down the body, and small blue-white sports (Koplik spots) that can appear inside the mouth and throat.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>If symptoms develop, people are asked to contact a health-care provider immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Measles is a highly-contagious virus that spreads through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs, sneezes or talks. 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