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Alberta Health Services issued an alert following a visit from a measles patient to several public facilities over a four-day period, potentially exposing the patient. others to a highly contagious virus.
The public health agency said the individual had gone to several places between Tuesday and Friday, including the Peter Lougheed Hospital, several provincial laboratory service facilities and a restaurant.
Dr. Karla Gustafson, Medical Officer of Health, AHS Calgary, said the agency wanted Albertans to check their vaccine records. If they were in the indicated locations, they can call Health Link to confirm their immunization status. .
"We are still encouraging Albertans to be aware of their vaccines," she said.
Gustafson said that a previous measles alert launched this month in Calgary and Cochrane had resulted in no local spread of the virus and that it had no connection with this case from Calgary.
Anyone potentially exposed on Friday and who has never received two doses of measles vaccine will be offered immunization Monday at the AHS Brentwood Village Mall from 11am to 6:30 pm.
People who may have been in contact with the infected person before Friday are not eligible for the preventive vaccine, but are encouraged to review their immunization history and call Health Link at 811 for advice.
Similarly, anyone born after 1970 who may cross with the carrier may be at risk of contracting measles if they had not had the disease before or if they had not received two doses of measles vaccine.
Symptoms of measles include fever of 38.3 ° C or higher, cough, runny nose, red eyes and rash with red spots appearing three to seven days after the onset of fever. the body.
Gustafson said that symptoms may appear 10 days after exposure.
"For people who develop these symptoms and who may have been exposed, we recommend calling Health Link before consulting a doctor," she said.
Pregnant women, children under one year of age and those whose immune system is weakened by disease or potentially exposed medications are advised to stay at home and call Health Link before traveling to a health facility.
There is no treatment for measles, but it is possible to prevent it with vaccination.
Gustafson said anyone traveling outside North America should be aware of the high number of measles cases in the world and ensure that their vaccines are up to date before international travel.
Here are the facilities visited by the infected person during the four-day period in Calgary:
March 26
Peter Lougheed Center Emergency Department, 7 am to 6:40 pm
March 27
Peter Lougheed Center Outpatient Room, 10: 50-4: 00
Peter Lougheed Center Outpatient Clinic 15: 00-17: 15
Alberta Provincial Laboratories (formerly Calgary Lab Services), McKnight Village Clinic, 5426 Falsbridge Drive, NS, from 6:30 am to 8:35 am
McDonald's Restaurant, 2680 52nd Street NW Calgary, Alberta, from 7:00 am to 9:40 am
March 28
Provincial Laboratories of Alberta (formerly Calgary Lab Services), Beddington Clinic, 209 8120 Beddington Blvd NW, from 7:15 am to 9:40 am
Alberta Provincial Laboratories (formerly Calgary Lab Services), Sunridge Clinic, 3, 2681 36 Street N.E., 3:45 pm. at 18.15
March 29
Peter Lougheed Center Emergency Department, 6:20 pm – 8:40 pm
Waiting room for outpatients at the Peter Lougheed Center, 9 am to 5:15 pm
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