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Alberta Health Services says shoppers at a southwest Calgary Real Canadian Superstore may have been exposed to measles earlier this month.

A person with lab-confirmed measles was at the Southport Road store between 7:30 and 10 p.m. on Jan. 19, AHS said Monday. Anyone in the store during those times who has not already contracted measles or received two doses of measles vaccine may be at risk of developing the disease. Anyone born before 1970 is considered less at risk.

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“These individuals are advised to monitor themselves for symptoms of measles,” it said in a release.

Symptoms of measles include fever, a cough or runny nose and a red blotchy rash that appears three to seven days after the fever starts. The rash typically develops behind the ears or on the face before moving down a person’s body.

“Measles is an extremely contagious disease, spread easily through the air,” AHS said.

AHS said the infected patient was likely first exposed to measles on British Airways Flight 103 from London to Calgary on Jan. 10.

There is no treatment for measles, although it can be prevented through immunization.