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. 2016 Jul 7;42(7):139–145. doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v42i07a01
No. Province/
Territory
n Days (Generations) Genotype Description
1 QC 159 72 (6) B3– Harare1 The index case in this outbreak was exposed to measles during travel to a popular theme park in California, USA.
Subsequent spread occurred in the non-immunizing religious community to which the index case belonged.
Very few cases were reported outside of the religious community.
3 ON 18 23 (3) D4 The primary case in this outbreak was not identified.
Thirteen initial cases across four health units were identified. These cases had no epidemiologic link to each other, or to a known case. However, based on dates of rash onset and genotype results, it is presumed that they shared a common source of exposure.
Only one of the cases resulted in secondary spread (to five household contacts).
3 BC 11 19 (2) H1 Two cases of measles were reported among Canadians who were exposed during travel to China. These cases were communicable during the return flight to Canada.
One measles case exposed during the flight was a visitor to BC and is not included in BC’s provincial case count.
Subsequent spread occurred among other passengers on the flight, or individuals who were epidemiologically linked to the flight.
4 QC 2 14 (2) D8 The index case had a history of travel to India.
One secondary case was reported, who was exposed to measles in a health-care setting.

Abbreviations: No., number; n, number of measle cases
1 Identical to the MVi/Harare.ZWE/38.09 (GenBank JF973033) named strain.