Potential measles exposure alert issued after case confirmed in Calgary

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Alberta Health Services is informing the nationalist astir a imaginable vulnerability to measles aft a lawsuit was confirmed successful the Calgary area.

AHS issued advisory astir imaginable vulnerability successful Airdrie, Balzac

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 15, 2025 12:06 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago

A vial of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is pictured astatine  the International Community Health Services session  successful  Seattle, Washington, U.S., March 20, 2019. Picture taken March 20, 2019.  REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

Alberta Health Services says the idiosyncratic who contracted the unwellness was successful nationalist settings portion infectious. The bureau provided a database of places and dates for radical who were astatine hazard of contracting the virus. (Lindsey Wasson/Reuters)

Alberta Health Services is informing the nationalist astir a imaginable vulnerability to measles aft a lawsuit was confirmed successful the Calgary area.

The wellness bureau issued an advisory Friday, saying the lawsuit had been successful nationalist settings portion infectious and provided a database of places and dates for radical who were astatine hazard of contracting the virus.

AHS says individuals who visited Airdrie Superstore connected 300 Veterans Boulevard N.E. successful Airdrie on March 8 betwixt 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. whitethorn person developed symptoms of measles.

Anyone who was contiguous astatine the Sky Castle Family Entertainment Centre and cafeteria successful the New Horizon Mall successful Balzac connected March 9 betwixt 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. whitethorn person besides been exposed.

Other locations and times for imaginable exposures see Airdrie Urgent Care connected March 11 from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and One Health Associate Medical Clinic connected March 12 betwixt 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

The bureau says anyone who was calved successful oregon aft 1970 and has little than 2 documented doses of measles-containing vaccine is astatine hazard and they powerfully promote radical to reappraisal their vaccination records and show for symptoms.

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