A confirmed measles case has prompted an exposure warning in Grande Prairie.
AHS says if you were at the following location during these times, you may have been exposed:
Grande Prairie Airport
Exposure time periods: July 19th 5 a.m. – 8 a.m.
July 19 Flight
WestJet Flight WS3178 to Calgary
Grande Prairie Airport
Exposure time periods:
July 22nd: 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
July 22 Flight
WestJet Flight WS3195 from Calgary
Anyone who was at these locations at those times, who was born in or after 1970 and has less than two documented doses of the measles vaccine may be at risk of developing the illness. Symptoms include a fever, a cough, a runny nose and/or red eyes and a rash that shows up three to seven days after the fever starts. The rash usually starts behind the ears and on the face, then spreads down to the body and to the arms and legs.
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