Authorities have confirmed two secondary cases of the virus linked to a child who contracted the disease abroad, the city’s public health director, Mylene Drouin, said Thursday. Montreal health authorities are trying to track up to 400 people they think may have been exposed earlier in the week to the measles virus. Hailshadow via Getty Images Seven cases of measles have been reported in Montreal since the beginning of the year. Health Canada has reported 48 cases of measles in Canada between Jan. 1 and May 4, 2019. Measles in MontrealSince the beginning of the year, seven cases of measles have been reported in Montreal, but the first five involved exposure to the disease outside country.

Source: Huffington Post May 18, 2019 18:33 UTC