One of the cases was at Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital.
TILLSONBURG/ST. THOMAS - Southwestern Public Health is reporting three new cases of measles exposure, including one in Tillsonburg.
It's warning people who were at Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital between 7:40 p.m. and 9:47 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18th.
The other exposures were in the emergency department of St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital. One took place between 6:47 a.m. and 10:16 a.m. on Monday, March 17th, and the other was between 7:40 a.m. and 11:40 a.m. on Wednesday, March 19th.
If you were at any of these locations and you were born in 1970 or later, you should contact the health unit if you're not up to date on your vaccinations. The phone number is 1-800-922-0096.
It's also important to note that measles is highly contagious and can linger in the air for up to two hours. This means you should call ahead if you have to visit a hospital or doctor's office if you have been exposed, are showing symptoms, or have a confirmed case of the virus.
In its report released on March 20th, Public Health Ontario reported 470 measles cases in the province last week, dating back to October 2024. Southwestern Public Health accounted for 223 of those cases, affecting people in Oxford, Elgin and Middlesex.

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