Scheduled publication: November 6, 2026, 4 p.m. EST
Source publication date: November 6, 2026
Exposure date: November 3, 2026, 10:40 a.m.–5 p.m.; symptom-monitoring date November 24
Community: Ajax; Durham Region
Format: Official public-health service notice
People mentioned: None identified
Verification date: November 6, 2026
Original source: Durham Region Health Department notice
Durham Region Health Department has issued a measles exposure notice for people who were in the Lakeridge Health Ajax-Pickering Emergency Department waiting room on November 3 between 10:40 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The public facility is at 580 Harwood Avenue South in Ajax. The Health Department asks people who may have been exposed during that window to watch for symptoms until November 24. The notice identifies a past exposure window; it does not announce a hospital closure.
What the Health Department advises
The department says it is investigating a confirmed measles case and contacting known contacts directly. No patient is identified in this report.
Its notice advises potentially exposed people to check their measles vaccination protection with their health-care provider if they are unsure. It lists fever, cough, runny nose, red or watery eyes, sensitivity to light and a red rash among possible symptoms.
If symptoms develop, the department advises staying home from work or school and calling ahead before visiting a clinic or primary-care provider, explaining the possible measles exposure. It also advises wearing a well-fitting mask when getting a medical assessment.
People without a health-care provider can call Durham Health Connection Line at 905-668-2020 or 1-800-841-2729. Consult the complete official notice and Durham’s measles information for current guidance and individual questions.
Sources and verification
The full Health Department announcement was read November 6. Its publication date was confirmed in the Region’s official news feed, separately from the November 3 exposure and November 24 monitoring date. The location, times and advice above are attributed to that primary public-health notice; this report makes no inference about additional exposures or cases.
Image: Original conceptual illustration of empty waiting-room chairs and a telephone handset; not the actual hospital waiting room or a photograph of the exposure event.
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