AHS issues advisory for potential measles exposure in Lethbridge

Alberta Health Services has issued another advisory of more measles cases in the South Zone, with potential exposure in Lethbridge. 

The agency says if you were in the following areas at the following times, you may have been exposed: 

April 18 and 19 

• Walmart (3700 Mayor Magrath Drive S., Lethbridge)
  • Exposure time period: Approx. 7 a.m. – Midnight (MST) 

April 19 

• Costco (3200 Mayor Magrath Drive S., Lethbridge)
  • Exposure time period: Approx. 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. (MST) 

April 19 

• Wholesale Club (1706 Mayor Magrath Drive S., Lethbridge)
  • Exposure time period: Approx. 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. (MST) 

AHS says anyone who was at the listed locations at those times, who was born in or after 1970 and has less than two documented doses of the measles vaccine, is at risk. Officials are advising to monitor for symptoms, which include: a fever; a cough; a runny nose and/or red eyes; and a rash that shows up three to seven days after the fever starts. 

The rash usually begins behind the ears and on the face, spreading down to the body and then to the arms and legs. It will appear red and blotchy on lighter skin tones and purple or darker than the skin around it on darker skin tones.

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As of Thursday, April 24, Alberta reported 129 total cases, with 16 of those listed as active. More information about measles is available at the Government of Alberta website.  

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