Alberta issues measles exposure warning for Calgary | Alberta | The Epoch Times

[The Epoch Times, November 29, 2023](The Epoch Times reporter Zhou Xing reported in Toronto) The Alberta Health Service (AHS) issued a warning on Tuesday that people who have been to some Calgary public places may have been exposed to measles.

AHS announced in a Nov. 28 announcement that a person with laboratory-confirmed measles was in a public place in Calgary while infected. Individuals who visited these locations on the following dates and times may have been exposed to measles:

•Air Canada flight AC206 took off from Vancouver at 11:20 am Mountain Standard Time (MST) on November 23 and arrived in Calgary at 12:45 pm.

• Calgary International Airport Domestic Arrivals Area: November 23, 12:45 to 3:15 pm Mountain Standard Time.

•Alberta Children’s Hospital Emergency Department Waiting Room: Nov. 24 from 4 to 9:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

•Alberta Children’s Hospital Emergency Department Waiting Room: Nov. 27, 1:15 to 4:45 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

AHS said people who meet the above criteria should monitor themselves for symptoms of this highly contagious disease:

·Fever of 38.3 degrees Celsius or higher;

·Cough, runny nose and red eyes;

·3 to 7 days after the fever, a red patchy rash appears, starting behind the ears and face, and spreading downward to the entire body, including the arms and legs.

The AHS advisory said people who notice they have symptoms of measles are advised to stay home and call Health Link 811 before going to any medical facility.

People who may have been exposed to measles this time are advised to check their immunization records. People who have received fewer than two doses of measles vaccine, or who are pregnant, infants under one year old, and people with weakened immune systems should call Health Link to find out if they are eligible to receive medicine to prevent measles infection.

AHS said people exposed to measles this time are at risk of developing measles if they were born after 1970 or had less than two vaccinations against measles.

Measles is a highly contagious disease that spreads easily through the air. There is no treatment for measles, but it can be prevented through immunization.

Editor in charge: Yue Yi