Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The case involves an individual who travelled from an international destination to Inuvik by airplane. The journey returning to Inuvik took them through Yellowknife and Norman Wells on February 13th. Prior to contacting, the department has actually begun that, and has started to reach out to everybody that has been contacted as part of our normal protocol when there's an infectious outbreak. We've been working to follow-up with everybody that was identified as a possible contact. The chief public health officer issued a public health advisory on February 22nd regarding the one confirmed, laboratory confirmed, case of active measles in the Northwest Territories. A second advisory was issued on February 24th to provide some additional information to residents across the Northwest Territories so that they understand what possible contact locations may have been and what actions they can take to protect themselves and their families.
Glen Abernethy on Question 634-18(3): Measles Virus in Mackenzie Delta
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 2019. See this statement in context.
Question 634-18(3): Measles Virus in Mackenzie Delta
Oral Questions
February 28th, 2019
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