A measles case in suburban Montreal suggests there could be community transmission of the highly contagious virus in Quebec, health officials say.
In a notice sent to local health-care professionals on Thursday, the city’s public health agency said the case reported in Laval, Que., on Feb. 27 involved a person who had not travelled abroad, nor been in contact with another known case.
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