South East Health Unit Reporting New Measles Exposure Locations
April 15, 2025
South East Health Unit (SEHU) is advising residents of potential measles exposure at several sites in the southeast region related to a new single positive case of measles.
If you attended the following locations at these dates and times, you may have been exposed to measles:
Exposure Location: Tamworth Elementary School
Address: 6668 Wheeler Street, Tamworth, Ontario
Exposure Start Date and Time: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Exposure End Date and Time: Thursday, April 10, 2025
Exposure Location: Tamworth Post Office
Address: 708 Addington Street, Tamworth, Ontario
Exposure Start Date and Time: Friday, April 4, 2025 at 4:10pm EST
Exposure End Date and Time: Friday, April 4, 2025 at 6:10pm EST
Exposure Location: Lennox and Addington County General Hospital – Emergency Department
Address: 8 Richmond Park Drive, Napanee, Ontario
Exposure Start Date and Time: Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7:00pm EST
Exposure End Date and Time: Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 11:47pm EST
Exposure Location: Cineplex Kingston
Address: 626 Gardiners Road, Kingston, Ontario
Exposure Start Date and Time: Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 4:20pm EST
Exposure End Date and Time: Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 8:00pm EST
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Exposure Location: Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital
Address: 403 Picton Main Street, Prince Edward County, Ontario
Exposure Start Date and Time: Friday, April 11, 2025 at 12:00pm EST
Exposure End Date and Time: Friday, April 11, 2025 at 3:30pm EST
If you were at any of the above locations during the exposure times:
1. Check vaccination records to ensure protection from measles.
- Immunity requires two doses of a measles vaccine or proof of immunity through a laboratory test. If you are unsure of your vaccination status:
- Check your record (please note that public health may not have records for anyone born in 1985 or earlier):
- Call your health-care provider
- Call SEHU’s Kingston office at 613-549-1232 or its Belleville office at 613-966- 5500, extension 221
- Most individuals born before 1970 are generally presumed to have acquired immunity due to infection in their childhood, as high levels of measles were circulating before 1970.
- If you are not vaccinated or have had only one dose of measles vaccine you should monitor for symptoms, isolate at home for 21 days following your exposure and seek vaccination through SEHU or primary care clinics.
- Call before visiting a health-care setting and notify them of your recent measles exposure. This helps protect others and allows health-care providers to prepare for your visit.
2. Monitor for symptoms until 21 DAYS following your exposure date (even if you are vaccinated). Symptoms of measles start seven to 21 days after exposure and may include:
- high fever, cough, runny nose
- red, watery eyes (pink eye or conjunctivitis)
- red blotchy rash
If you develop symptoms, stay home and do not go to work, school, daycare and public settings. Call your health-care provider before visiting to let them know you may have measles and need special precautions. You may also call SEHU’s Kingston office at 613 549-1232, or the Belleville office at 613-966-5500, extension 349, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
3. Please contact SEHU immediately if you fall into any of the following categories:
- Were with an infant under 12 months of age during exposure.
- Are pregnant and unvaccinated or unsure of your immunity to measles.
- Are immunocompromised.
You may be eligible for preventive treatment. In Kingston call 613 549-1232 and in Belleville call 613-966- 5500, extension 349, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Measles is a highly contagious virus that spreads through the air and can survive on surfaces for up to two hours. Infants, pregnant individuals and those who have a weakened immune system are at higher risk of severe complications, including brain inflammation and even death.
More information on measles can be found on our website.
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