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1st measles death identified via provincial surveillance since 1989, Public Health Ontario says
A Hamilton child under five years old has died of measles, says the city's public health agency.
"This is a profoundly tragic situation where a young child has left us too soon with their whole life ahead of them," said Dr. Brendan Lew, Hamilton's associate medical officer of health, in a statement Friday.
"To respect and protect the privacy of the child and their loved ones, we will not be speaking to further details of this individual case."
It's the first such death in Ontario since 1989, when tracking began, according to Public Health Ontario (PHO).
In an update published Thursday, PHO said the child was not vaccinated against the highly infectious respiratory virus. It did not indicate when the child died or their specific age.
A Hamilton child under five years old has died of measles, says the city's public health agency.
"This is a profoundly tragic situation where a young child has left us too soon with their whole life ahead of them," said Dr. Brendan Lew, Hamilton's associate medical officer of health, in a statement Friday.
"To respect and protect the privacy of the child and their loved ones, we will not be speaking to further details of this individual case."
It's the first such death in Ontario since 1989, when tracking began, according to Public Health Ontario (PHO).
In an update published Thursday, PHO said the child was not vaccinated against the highly infectious respiratory virus. It did not indicate when the child died or their specific age.
