A confirmed measles case has prompted exposure warnings in Grande Prairie, Spirit River, and Fairview.
Alberta Health Services says if you were at the following locations during the times reported, you may have been exposed:
Grande Prairie Regional Hospital, pediatric unit 33 – September 23rd, 12 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.
Fairview Health Complex Emergency Department – September 22nd, 10:40 a.m. – 6:55 p.m.
Central Peace Health Complex – September 22nd, 8:25 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.
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.
