AHS releases public alert about potential measles exposure in Lethbridge

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 03, 2025 8:15 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

Alberta Health Services (AHS) released a wellness advisory connected Wednesday nighttime to pass the nationalist astir idiosyncratic with a confirmed measles lawsuit having been retired successful nationalist successful Lethbridge past week.

Health officials were notified that idiosyncratic with a confirmed lawsuit successful the country astir the confederate Alberta colony of Foremost had visited several nationalist locations successful Lethbridge portion infectious.

AHS advised that radical whitethorn person been exposed to measles if they were astatine the Costco astatine 3200 Mayor Magrath Drive S. betwixt 4:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. the Superstore astatine 3515 Mayor Magrath Drive S. betwixt 5:15 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. and the Boston Pizza astatine 2041 Mayor Magrath Drive S. from 6:45 p.m. to 10 p.m — each connected Friday, March 28.

Anyone who whitethorn person been contiguous astatine the locations and times AHS listed, and who were calved successful oregon aft 1970 and person little than 2 documented doses of the measles vaccine, is astatine hazard of processing measles.

AHS said it powerfully encourages radical to reappraisal their immunization records and show themselves for imaginable symptoms to the virus. The microorganism tin dispersed easy done the air.

Measles symptoms include:

• high fever
• cough
• runny nose
• red eyes
• a blotchy, reddish rash that appears 3 to 7 days aft the fever starts

The advisory besides reminded the nationalist that if they make measles symptoms, they're advised to enactment location and telephone Health Link astatine 811 earlier visiting a health-care facility.

Free measles immunizations for eligible radical tin beryllium booked done Health Link astatine 811 oregon by contacting your section assemblage wellness centre.

AHS has a web leafage dedicated to accusation connected imaginable vulnerability locations, advisories and immunization information.

Alberta has recorded 24 measles cases arsenic of noon connected April 2, successful this existent surge. The full includes 1 caller lawsuit arsenic of Wednesday successful the confederate region, which Lethbridge is located in.