Grand Erie Public Health is investigating 15 additional confirmed cases of measles in Norfolk County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Grand Erie region to 37.
The cases include five adults and 32 children across Haldimand County, Norfolk County, Brantford, and the County of Brant.
All confirmed cases are currently recovering at home. Health officials have linked the newly reported cases to previous exposures. Grand Erie Public Health is conducting contact tracing and following up with individuals who may have been exposed to the virus.
As part of the investigation, officials have identified several locations where individuals may have been exposed to the measles virus.
Potential exposure sites include Houghton Public School in Langton on February 3-5, 2025, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:05 p.m., Delhi Community Health Centre Walk-In Clinic and Pharmasave on February 8, 2025, between 9:00 a.m. and noon, Walsingham Christian School on January 24, 30-31, and February 3, 2025, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and Norfolk General Hospital Emergency Department in Simcoe on February 7, 2025, between 3:00 p.m. and 5:35 p.m.
Grand Erie Public Health continues to monitor the situation and is urging individuals who may have been exposed to the measles virus to visit www.bchu.org/measles or www.hnhu.org/measles for information on signs, symptoms, and recommended actions.
Grand Erie Public Health, one of Ontario’s public health units, was formed in January 2025 following the merger of the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit and Brant County Health Unit.
It provides public health services in the County of Brant, City of Brantford, Haldimand County, and Norfolk County.
The agency operates under the Health Protection and Promotion Act and the Ontario Public Health Standards, working to promote and protect community health through education, prevention, and health promotion initiatives.
