Sask. Health Authority warns of measles exposure in Swift Current

Chris Edwards · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 15, 2025 1:27 PM EDT | Last Updated: 23 minutes ago

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is informing the nationalist of a measles microorganism vulnerability successful Swift Current.

On Friday the wellness authorization confirmed 1 lawsuit of of the highly infectious illness successful the city. 

It is advising anyone who was astatine the Cypress Regional Hospital betwixt Friday, March 7 and Monday, March 10, oregon astatine the E.I. Wood Building entrance, elevator and 4th level connected the day of Thursday, March 6 to show themselves for symptoms.

Symptoms of the measles microorganism see fever, coughing and a runny nose. More overt symptoms are small, achromatic spots wrong the rima and throat, and a reddish blotchy rash that develops connected the look astir 3 to 7 days aft symptoms begin. 

The wellness authorization is advising residents to telephone HealthLine811 if they were contiguous astatine immoderate of the imaginable outbreak locations and are experiencing measles symptoms. They tin besides telephone a doc oregon caregiver practitioner and archer them they mightiness person been exposed. 

If symptoms worsen, residents are advised to telephone 911 oregon spell to an exigency room, again identifying that they person been exposed.

The measles microorganism is highly contagious. It tin beryllium transmitted done a idiosyncratic touching their look aft contacting a contaminated surface, oregon done breathing contaminated aerial aft an infected idiosyncratic coughs oregon sneezes. It tin unrecorded up to 2 hours successful the aerial oregon connected surfaces aft contact.

Measles is precise uncommon successful Saskatchewan. In 2024 the Saskatchewan authorities reported lone a azygous lawsuit successful the province, pursuing 4 years of zero cases.