Not a matter of if, but when measles will appear in mid-island region: medical health officer
NANAIMO — Local anxiety levels are rising given the number and nature of measles cases cropping up in the south island, the region’s medical health officer says.
On Wednesday, Island Health confirmed a sixth case of measles in the capital region, bringing to 26 the total number of confirmed cases around B.C.’s south coast in the last two months.
“We haven’t yet had cases north of the Malahat. I think it’s now no longer a question of are we ever going to see a case, it’s going to be when are we going to see those cases,” central island medical health officer Dr. Paul Hasselback told NanaimoNewsNOW.
“I would say our level of concern has just escalated another notch with what’s happened in the last week or so on the island.”