Another case of measles has been confirmed in the South Zone, with possible exposure earlier this month in Taber.
According to Alberta Health Services, anyone who was in the Taber Health Centre Emergency Department on April 16th between midnight and 3:40 a.m. may have been exposed to the measles virus.
Anyone who was in this area at this time and was born in or after 1970 with less than two documented doses of the measles vaccine is said to be at risk of developing the illness. Officials advise monitoring for symptoms and staying home if any develop.
Symptoms of measles can include a fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a blotchy red rash that shows up three to seven days after the fever starts. If you are showing symptoms health officials say you should stay home and contact Health Link at 811.
As of Saturday, April 11th, health officials report there had been 58 confirmed cases of measles in Alberta, with an estimated 48 of those being past their period of communicability, when the infected individual can pass the illness on to another person.
