Alberta Health Services (AHS) has issued a warning about three more potential measles exposures in the Edmonton zone.
Individuals who were in the following locations during the specified dates and times may have been exposed to measles:
April 10
Kinder Care Medical Clinic
Unit 205, 11125 107 Avenue NW, Edmonton
Exposure time period: Approx. 1:45 p.m. – 16:38 p.m. (MST)
April 11
Ross Creek Medical Imaging
#103 10101 86 Avenue, Fort Saskatchewan
Exposure time period: Approx. 07:50 a.m.– 11:00 (MST)
April 14
ROKband Pediatric Headshape Clinic
#402 9945 50 St NW, Edmonton
Exposure time period: Approx. 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (MST)
Anyone who attended these locations at these times, who was born in or after 1970 and has less than two documented doses of measles-containing vaccine, is at risk for developing measles. They should self-monitor themselves of symptoms of measles and are strongly encouraged to review their immunization records.
Measles is an extremely contagious disease and is spread easily through the air.
Symptoms of Measles include:
- Fever of 38.3° C or higher; and
- Cough, runny nose and/or red eyes; and
- A rash that appears 3 to 7 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. The rash appears red and blotchy on lighter skin colours. On darker skin colours, it can appear purple or darker than the skin around it, or it might be hard to see.
Complications of measles can include ear infections, pneumonia, inflammation of the brain, premature delivery, and rarely death. Persons who are pregnant, less than 1 year of age, or have weakened immune systems are at greatest risk.
If symptoms of measles do develop, individuals are advised to stay home and call Health Link at 811 before visiting any healthcare facility or provider, including a family physician clinic or pharmacy.
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