Manitoba warns of measles exposure at sites in Steinbach, Winkler, Manitou

Dave Baxter · CBC News

· Posted: Jun 17, 2025 3:06 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

Manitoba wellness officials announced Tuesday that 4 caller measles vulnerability sites person been identified successful confederate Manitoba.  

The Manitou Motor Inn successful Manitou, the Triangle Oasis Restaurant successful Winkler, VB's Entertainment Center successful Winkler and the Steinbach Church of God successful Steinbach person each been confirmed arsenic measles vulnerability sites, a quality merchandise said Tuesday. 

Anyone who was astatine the Manitou Motor Inn barroom connected June 9 betwixt 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. or VB's Entertainment Center connected June 9 betwixt 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. should show symptoms until July 1.

Anyone who was astatine the Triangle Oasis Restaurant connected June 11 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. should show symptoms until July 3, portion anyone who was astatine the Steinbach Church of God connected June 1 betwixt 9:45 a.m. and 2 p.m. should show symptoms until June 23.

Public Health besides asks those who were in these locations during these times to cheque their immunization records and guarantee they are up to day with the measles vaccine (MMR oregon MMRV).

The state besides recommends that radical who were exposed successful these locations and calved successful 1970 oregon later, and person ne'er received a measles vaccine oregon had a measles infection, get the measles vaccine.

Measles is highly infectious and spreads done droplets successful the aerial formed erstwhile coughing oregon sneezing. An infected idiosyncratic tin dispersed the microorganism from 4 days earlier the rash appears until 4 days aft that. 

Symptoms mostly look 7 to 21 days aft exposure, and whitethorn see a fever, runny nose, drowsiness and reddish eyes. Small achromatic spots tin besides look connected the wrong of the rima oregon throat, the state said.

If symptoms develop, radical who whitethorn person been exposed are advised to isolate astatine location and interaction their health-care provider. 

The state besides stressed that immunization is the "only means of protecting radical from contracting measles."

The astir caller information from the province, which was updated connected June 7, says determination have been 98 confirmed cases of measles successful Manitoba this year, arsenic good arsenic 8 probable cases. The state is expected to merchandise different measles update connected Wednesday. 

Health officials accidental they volition proceed to show the concern and volition supply updates erstwhile they are available.