AHS warns of potential exposures as more measles cases confirmed in Lethbridge
Individuals who were at certain locations in the city last week are at risk
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has issued a public alert after more cases of measles were confirmed in Lethbridge.
The health agency is warning of potential exposures at three locations on Mayor Magrath Drive.
AHS says anyone who was at Walmart between 7 a.m. and midnight on April 18 and 19, Costco between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. on April 19, and Wholesale Club between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. on April 19 may have been exposed.
As of 12 p.m. Thursday, there have been 129 confirmed cases of measles in Alberta, of those, 113 are past the period of communicability, according to the province's website.
Anyone born in or after 1970 and has fewer than two documented doses of measles-containing vaccine is at risk of developing measles, AHS says.
Individuals who may have been exposed to the virus should monitor themselves for symptoms and are strongly encouraged to review their immunization records, AHS adds.
According to the provincial government's website, between one and three out of every 1,000 people with measles will die.
Measles symptoms include:
- High fever.
- Cough.
- Runny nose.
- Red eyes.
- Blotchy, red rash that appears three to seven days after the fever starts.
Information about measles, including case counts, can be found on the Alberta government's measles web page, which includes a link to a list of exposure location alerts.