Alberta Health Services is advising the public of a confirmed case of measles in southern Alberta with exposure in Lethbridge.
According to AHS, anyone who was at the Pizza Hut on Mayor Magrath Drive on April 27th between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. is being advised they could have been exposed.
Anyone who was in the area of exposure 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.
