Person with measles flew into Calgary airport before travelling to Taber, AHS warns
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Alberta Health Services says a case of measles has been confirmed in a visitor to the Taber area in the southeastern part of the province, and the person has been in public settings while infectious, including the Calgary airport.
"Measles is an extremely contagious disease and is spread easily through the air," AHS said in a release Tuesday afternoon.
As a result, health officials are warning that people may have been exposed to measles if they were in any of these locations at these specified times:
March 8, 2025:
March 8 - 9, 2025:
March 11, 2025:
March 11, 2025
March 12 - 13, 2025
Anyone present in any of these locations at these times who was born in or after 1970 and has fewer than two documented doses of measles vaccine is at risk of developing measles, public health officials warn.
Officials strongly recommend self-monitoring for symptoms.
Symptoms include:
"If symptoms of measles do develop, individuals are advised to stay home and call Health Link at 811 before visiting any health-care facility or provider, including a family physician clinic or pharmacy," AHS said in the release.
"Measles vaccine is highly effective at preventing infection and complications," the release added.
People who have received fewer than two doses of measles vaccine and are pregnant or have a weakened immune system are at most risk of complications from measles. Babies under the age of one year are also vulnerable.
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