Measles alert issued after confirmed case at Calgary International Airport
A confirmed case of measles at the Calgary International Airport has prompted a warning from Alberta Health Services.
The provincial health organization says someone confirmed to have measles was at the airport's domestic terminal at Gate C50 while infectious on July 17, before boarding a flight to Vancouver.
The infected person then attended the Vancouver International Airport on July 19 to fly back to Calgary.
AHS issued a public alert on Friday with the following information:
Calgary International Airport
Domestic Terminal and Gate C50
Exposure time periods: July 17 - 6 p.m. to 8:50 p.m.
July 17 Flight
Air Canada Flight AC223
Departed from Gate C50 at 6:49 p.m. at Calgary International Airport
Arrived at Gate C44 at 8:09 p.m. at Vancouver International Airport
Calgary International Airport
Domestic Terminal and Gate C52
Exposure time periods: July 19 - 11:05 p.m. to July 20 1:30 a.m.
July 19 Flight
Air Canada Flight AC226 Departed from Gate C50 at 9:46 p.m. at Vancouver International Airport
Arrived at Gate C52 at 11:05 p.m. at Calgary International Airport
Anyone who attended the above locations during the listed times, was born in or after 1970 and has less than two documented doses of measles-containing vaccine may be at risk for developing measles.
AHS is asking those impacted to self-monitor their systems and review their immunization records.
'Measles is an extremely contagious disease and the virus spreads easily through the air,' AHS warned.
Symptoms of measles include:
A fever of 38.3° C or higher;
A 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 develop, you're asked 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.
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