Manitoba Health warns of possible measles exposure at Winkler clinic last week

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· Posted: Jul 07, 2025 6:20 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Members of the nationalist who were astatine the Winkler Medical Clinic successful Winkler, Man., past Wednesday whitethorn person been exposed to measles, Manitoba Health warned connected Monday. 

Anyone who was astatine the 1st Street session connected July 2 betwixt 12:45 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. should show their symptoms until July 24, wellness officials said successful a Monday quality release. 

There person been 116 confirmed measles cases truthful acold this year, according to the astir caller information from the state disposable connected Monday. Eight probable cases were besides reported since the commencement of 2025. 

Measles is simply a highly infectious illness that spreads done aerial droplets formed erstwhile a idiosyncratic coughs, sneezes oregon talks.

It typically takes betwixt 1 to 3 weeks aft vulnerability for symptoms to appear. Infected radical whitethorn make a reddish rash, fever, runny nose, drowsiness and reddish eyes. 

If you acquisition immoderate of these symptoms, wellness officials suggest you isolate yourself astatine home. 

A afloat database of imaginable measles vulnerability sites crossed Manitoba is disposable connected the province's website.