AHS issues fresh measles warnings for Edmonton, St. Albert, northern Alberta
As the Alberta measles outbreak continues, more warnings have been issued over potential contact points.
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Saturday night, Alberta Health Services issued warnings over potential hotspots in St. Albert, Edmonton and northern Alberta. This follows two days filled with warnings about potential contact spots in Edmonton.
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As of Sunday morning, the number of measles cases in Alberta is pegged at 1,020, with 995 being past the period of communicability. Seven of those cases are in Edmonton, with 204 more north of the city.
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AHS warns that people in who were in the specified locations at those times, and were born in or after 1970 and have received fewer than two documented measles vaccinations, are at risk. People are asked to self-monitor for symptoms.
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Symptoms include: a fever of 38.3 Celsius or higher; cough, runny nose and/or red eyes; a rash that appears three days to a week after the fever starts. The rash usually begins on the face or behind the ears and then spreads down the body.
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Because measles is highly contagious, those who suspect they may have contracted the disease are ask to call the hotline at 1-844-944-3434 before visiting doctor's offices, emergency wards or pharmacies. Many of the hotspots listed over the past couple of days have been at emergency wards, including the Stollery Children's Hospital, Misericordia Community Hospital and Leduc Community Hospital.
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The latest sets of warnings are listed below. Click on related stories at the end of this article to see previous warnings issued over the past couple of days.
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Exposure time periods: June 4, 10 p.m. to June 7, noon
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Costco, 1075 St. Albert Trail, St. Albert
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Exposure time periods: June 5, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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Exposure time periods: June 5, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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