AHS warns of potential exposures as more measles cases confirmed in Lethbridge

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· Posted: Apr 24, 2025 9:30 PM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has issued a nationalist alert aft more cases of measles were confirmed in Lethbridge. 

The wellness bureau is warning of imaginable exposures astatine 3 locations on Mayor Magrath Drive.

AHS says anyone who was astatine Walmart between 7 a.m. and midnight connected April 18 and 19, Costco betwixt 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. connected April 19, and Wholesale Club betwixt 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. connected April 19 whitethorn person been exposed.

As of 12 p.m. Thursday, determination person been 129 confirmed cases of measles successful Alberta, of those, 113 are past the play of communicability, according to the province's website.

Anyone calved successful oregon aft 1970 and has less than 2 documented doses of measles-containing vaccine is astatine hazard of developing measles, AHS says.

Individuals who whitethorn person been exposed to the microorganism should show themselves for symptoms and are powerfully encouraged to reappraisal their immunization records, AHS adds.

According to the provincial government's website, betwixt 1 and 3 retired of each 1,000 radical with measles volition die.

Measles symptoms include:

• High fever.
• Cough.
• Runny nose.
• Red eyes.
• Blotchy, reddish rash that appears three to 7 days aft the fever starts.

Information astir measles, including lawsuit counts, can beryllium recovered connected the Alberta government's measles web page, which includes a nexus to a database of exposure location alerts.