TIMMINS - Two of the 182 new measles cases being reported provincially are in the Northeastern Public Health area.
Public Health Ontario released its weekly report on the virus today.
The last measles cases in the Timmins and Temiskaming areas were reported in April. There have been a total of 13 cases in that region since the outbreak started in Ontario.
Measles is contagious four days before and after a rash appears. It can live in the air for up to two hours, even if the affected person has left the area.
The first symptoms are a fever, runny nose, sneezing, cough, and red, sore and watery eyes. Some people also get small spots in their mouth. A rash usually appears after two to three days and starts on the face before spreading.
Public Health Ontario reports that 88 per cent of the cases across the province are in unimmunized people.
There are no new exposure locations listed for the Northeastern Public Health region, which was created when the Porcupine Health Unit and Timiskaming Health Unit merged.
No measles cases have yet been reported in Greater Sudbury or the Public Health Sudbury & Districts area.
Exposure locations are listed on publichealthontario.ca.