Manitoba

New measles exposure location at Winkler supermarket, Manitoba public health warns

Manitoba public health officials are warning about a new measles exposure location at a retail store in Winkler in late April. 

People may have also been exposed to measles at 4 other locations in southern Manitoba, including a school

3D illustration of a spiked virus.
The province is warning people might have been exposed to measles at a Real Canadian Superstore in Winkler on April 28 between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. (Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock)

If you were at supermarket chain in Winkler in late April, you may have been exposed to measles, according to a warning from Manitoba public health officials.

Anyone who was at the Real Canadian Superstore at 175 Cargill Rd. on April 28 between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. should monitor for measles symptoms until May 20, the province said in a news release Sunday. 

The notice comes a day after the province warned people might have been exposed to measles at a number of other southern Manitoba locations, including a medical centre, a retail store and an elementary school.

People can learn about the symptoms of measles and what to do on the Manitoba government website.

Manitoba has 10 confirmed measles cases and four probable cases this year as of April 26, according to the most recent provincial data.