Sask. Health Authority warns of possible measles exposure at 2 Regina locations

Aishwarya Dudha · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 12, 2025 12:17 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is informing of imaginable vulnerability to measles astatine 2 retail locations successful Regina earlier this week.

In a Friday quality release, the wellness authorization warned of caller imaginable exposures astatine Bass Pro Shop and Walmart Superstore connected Gordon Road successful the city's southbound extremity connected the day of Wednesday, April 9.

People successful Bass Pro Shop betwixt 3:15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., and successful the Walmart betwixt 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., whitethorn person been exposed, the wellness authorization says.

Anyone who was astatine either determination during those times is urged to show themselves for symptoms of measles for up to 21 days pursuing the imaginable exposure.

Measles symptoms whitethorn see fever, cough, runny nose, and reddish eyes. As the corruption develops, tiny achromatic spots whitethorn look wrong the rima and throat, followed by a reddish blotchy rash that begins connected the look and spreads down the body.

The rash typically shows up 3 to 7 days aft different symptoms begin.

The measles microorganism is highly contagious and tin dispersed easily through the air, the wellness authorization said. The microorganism tin unrecorded up to 2 hours successful the aerial oregon connected surfaces successful a abstraction wherever a idiosyncratic coughed oregon sneezed.

It tin dispersed from 4 days earlier a rash appears until 4 days aft a rash develops. During that time, a idiosyncratic with measles should stay successful isolation to debar spreading the infection, the wellness authorization said.

Due to the virus's utmost contagiousness, the wellness authority is asking anyone who whitethorn person been exposed and has symptoms to enactment location and telephone HealthLine 811 for assessment, alternatively than visiting clinics oregon exigency rooms successful person. 

In definite cases, preventive attraction whitethorn inactive beryllium disposable up to six days aft exposure, the SHA said.

Measles tin beryllium prevented by vaccination. The escaped measles vaccine is safe, and with two doses, is astir 100 per cent effective, the wellness authority's merchandise said.

Anyone who is unsure of their immunization past is encouraged to cheque done MySaskHealthRecord oregon interaction a health-care provider. 

The province's website says arsenic of Thursday, six measles cases had been confirmed successful Saskatchewan this year.

There was 1 lawsuit past year, and determination were nary betwixt 2020 and 2023.