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CBC
a day ago
- Health
- CBC
Province warns of possible measles exposure at Winkler-area school, hospital
The Manitoba government is announcing four new measles exposure sites, including a school in a community near Winkler and the hospital in the Winkler-Morden area. Anyone who was at the Plum Coulee School in Plum Coulee on June 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. and June 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. is being asked to monitor for symptoms of the highly contagious disease until June 27-28, public health officials warned in an update Friday. The province said Public Health is working directly with the school to notify staff, volunteers and families to give advice specific to that exposure. Plum Coulee is about 10 kilometres from Winkler. There have been several cases in the area since the measles outbreak began in the province. The government also announced a new exposure at the Boundary Trails Health Centre, between the cities of Winkler and Morden. Anyone who was at the hospital's emergency department on June 7 from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. is being asked to monitor for symptoms until June 29. There are also new exposures at health facilities in Portage la Prairie and Steinbach: Portage District General Hospital emergency room on June 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. People are being asked to monitor symptoms until July 4. Steinbach QuickCare Clinic on June 10 from 12:50 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. People should monitor for symptoms until July 2.
CTV News
a day ago
- Health
- CTV News
Manitoba warning of four new measles exposure locations
The Manitoba government is warning people about four new measles exposure locations, which include a school and three health-care centres. The first exposure incident happened on June 7 at the Boundary Trails Health Centre's Emergency Department at Provincial Truck Highway 3 between 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Anyone there at that time is told to monitor for symptoms until June 29. The second health-care setting was at the Steinbach QuickCare Clinic on June 10 between 12:50 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. People there are asked to monitor until July 2. The last health-care facility was the Portage District General Hospital Emergency Room in Portage la Prairie on June 12. The exposure happened between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. People who were there are told to monitor for symptoms until July 4. There were two exposure days at the last location - Plum Coulee School. The two exposure days were June 5 between 8:30 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. and June 6 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. If people were at the school either of those days, they need to monitor for symptoms until June 27 and 28. 'Public health is communicating directly with Plum Coulee School to notify staff, volunteers and families of students who attend the school to provide advice specific to their exposure. All families of students, and school staff and volunteers will be receiving letters with the relevant information,' the province said. Measles symptoms appear in seven to 21 days from exposure. Symptoms can include a fever, runny nose, drowsiness, irritability and red eyes. White spots can also develop inside the mouth. Symptoms can develop into a red rash that starts on someone's face and goes down their body. If symptoms develop, people are told to isolate at home and contact their health-care provider. According to the latest data from the province, there have been 98 cases of measles in Manitoba since February, with an additional eight probable cases.
