Summary
- A child under five years old has died of measles in Ontario, the first such death in over a decade
- There have been 22 confirmed cases of measles in Ontario so far in 2024, with 13 cases in children
- All cases were in people born after 1970, with 12 of the children being unimmunized
- Most of the cases were linked to travel, emphasizing the importance of being up to date on measles vaccination before traveling
