Person with measles went to IHOP, casino, Costco in Edmonton
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has issued a measles exposure warning for Edmonton, saying that a person with a confirmed case went to IHOP, Costco and Century Mile Racetrack and Casino.
Individuals who were in the following locations during the specified dates and times may have been exposed to measles:
Century Mile Racetrack and Casino
4711 Airport Perimeter Road, Edmonton International Airport
July 26 from about 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Costco
2584 46 Ave East, Edmonton International Airport
July 27 from around 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
IHOP
South Park Centre, 3921 Calgary Trail, Edmonton
July 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Anyone who was at these locations during the specified times, who was born in or after 1970 and has fewer than two documented doses of the measles vaccine may be at risk of developing measles.
Symptoms of measles include a fever of 38.3 C or higher, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a rash that appears three to seven days after the fever starts.
Complications of measles can include ear infections, pneumonia, inflammation of the brain, premature delivery, and, rarely, death.
Should symptoms of measles develop, AHS advises people to stay home and call the measles hotline at 1-844-944-3434 before visiting any health care facility or provider, including a family physician clinic or pharmacy.
If you think you have been exposed and are not protected against measles, you may be able to receive immunization to reduce the risk of infection. A vaccine dose needs to be given within 72 hours of exposure to prevent measles. Babies under one year of age, people with severely weakened immune systems, and those who are pregnant may be able to receive immunoglobulin within six days of exposure to prevent disease.
Since the beginning of the year, there have been 1,694 measles cases in Alberta. The Government of Canada has reported 4,394 measles cases across the country within the same time period.
Alberta has the second-most cases in the country, trailing behind Ontario which has had 2,347 cases this year.
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