A confirmed measles case has prompted an exposure warning in Grande Prairie and Valleyview.
AHS says if you were at the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Pediatrics Ward Unit 33 from Dec. 15th at 12:01 a.m. until Dec. 17th at 4:45 p.m., you may have been exposed.
In Valleyview, AHS says if you were at the Valleyview Health Centre emergency department from 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 18th until, 3:57 a.m. on Dec. 19th you may have been exposed.
AHS says anyone who was at that location between those times, who was born in or after 1970 and has less than two documented doses of the measles vaccine, is at risk of developing the illness. Officials advise monitoring for symptoms and staying home if any develop.
Anyone who was at this location 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.
