Potential measles exposures at multiple Calgary locations, Okotoks-area campground
Alberta Health Services is warning the public about two people with measles who separately visited a number of locations in the Calgary area.
Anyone at the following places at the following days and times might have been exposed and might be at risk of developing measles, depending on their immunization status:
Traveller's Inn Motel (4611 16 Ave. N.W., Calgary) between 10 p.m. on July 8 and 12 p.m. on July 9;
Banff Gondola (100 Mountain Ave., Banff) between 2 and 5 p.m. on July 9;
Calgary Peterbilt (11550 44 St. S.E., Calgary) between 2:15 and 4:45 p.m. on July 9;
GreatWest Kenworth (5909 6 St. S.E., Calgary) between 3 and 5:30 p.m. on July 9;
NAPA Auto Parts (5530 3 St. S.E., Calgary) between 3:45 and 6:15 p.m. on July 9;
South Health Campus Emergency Department (4448 Front St. S.E., Calgary) between 7:25 and 10:37 p.m. on July 11; and
Riverbend Campground (48033 370 Ave. E., Okotoks) between July 7 and 15 (inclusive).
'Anyone who attended these locations at these times, who was born in or after 1970 and has fewer than two documented doses of measles-containing vaccine is at risk for developing measles,' AHS said.
'These individuals should self-monitor themselves for symptoms of measles and are strongly encouraged to review their immunization records.'
According to AHS, measles symptoms include:
Fever;
Cough, runny nose and/or red eyes; and
A rash that appears three to seven days after fever starts, usually beginning behind the ears and on the face and spreading down to the body and then to the arms and legs.
'If symptoms of measles do develop, individuals are advised 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,' AHS said.
AHS notes the disease is highly contagious.
AHS also notes the vaccine is highly effective.
With files by Damien Wood
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