Quebec reports its first measles case since April

Quebec’s health authority warns another measles outbreak is underway.

One new case was reported on Dec. 3 in the Laurentians, just outside Montreal.

It comes less than one month after Canada lost its status as a measles-free country more than 25 years after eradicating the virus. Until now, the province had been measles free since April, according to Quebec’s Health Ministry.

The person infected with measles visited the UP Centre d’urgences pédiatriques in St-Eustache between 3:30 p.m. and 8:10 p.m. on Nov. 28. Anyone in the same area at that time may have been exposed, and is urged to monitor their symptoms until Dec. 19.

“People who were in the following places during the dates and times specified are considered contacts of a confirmed case of measles. They must isolate themselves if