Province warns of possible measles exposures at Boundary Trails ER, Winkler medical centre

CBC News

· Posted: Jun 26, 2025 7:23 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago

Manitoba Health is informing the nationalist of imaginable vulnerability to measles astatine Boundary Trails hospital, betwixt Winkler and Morden, and astatine a aesculapian centre successful Winkler.

There were 3 caller imaginable exposures astatine the Boundary Trails Health Centre exigency department, the state said successful a Thursday bulletin:

• June 19 from 9:40 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.
• June 20 from 10:10 p.m. to 1:20 a.m.
• June 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Anyone who was astatine the hospital's ER connected June 19 and 20 is being asked to ticker for symptoms until July 11. Anyone who was determination connected June 21 is asked to cheque until July 13.

The state besides warned of a imaginable vulnerability astatine the urgent attraction tract of the C.W. Wiebe Medical Centre, connected Main Street successful Winkler, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 17. Anyone who was determination astatine that constituent is asked to ticker for symptoms until July 9.

People who were astatine immoderate of the imaginable vulnerability locations are besides advised to cheque their immunization records to guarantee they're up to day with their measles vaccination, the state said.

It besides recommends measles vaccination for anyone who whitethorn person been exposed and was born successful 1970 oregon later, and has ne'er had a measles vaccine oregon a measles infection.

The full fig of confirmed measles infections successful Manitoba is 108 truthful acold this year, according to the astir caller provincial data.

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 a 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 lone means of protecting radical from contracting measles.

A database with elaborate accusation connected different imaginable measles exposures is available connected the province's website.