CALGARY—Alberta Health Services is warning the public about possible exposure to measles after someone with a confirmed case visited public places in Calgary while infectious earlier this week.

This individual, who wasn’t identified by AHS, visited the Peter Lougheed Centre for roughly 11 hours on March 26 and 29, and another seven hours on March 27. AHS also said this person visited McKnight Village Clinic in northeast Calgary and a McDonald’s on 52 St. N.E. on the morning of March 27, as well as Beddington Clinic and Sunridge Clinic on March 28.

Anyone who was at these locations during these times could have been exposed to measles, AHS said.

AHS will offer a preventative vaccine on Monday at Brentwood Village Mall’s immunization clinic to anyone who might have been exposed to the disease on March 29 and hasn’t already received two doses of measles vaccine. This will be available between 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Anyone who may have been exposed to measles before March 29 isn’t eligible for the vaccine. AHS is still encouraging these people to review their immunization history and call Health Link for advice by dialing 811.

Anyone who visited these locations last week that was born after 1970 and hasn’t already had measles or received two doses of the vaccine could be at risk, AHS said. People who are pregnant, under 1 year of age or have a weakened immune system from disease or medication are also at risk.

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Measles is a contagious disease that can’t be treated, but can be prevented through immunization. Its symptoms include a fever, cough, runny nose and a blotchy rash that appears three days to a week after the fever starts. The rash begins behind the ears before spreading down the body, the AHS advisory said.

This is the second confirmed public case of measles in Calgary this month after someone with a confirmed case of the disease visited locations around Calgary and Cochrane between March 5 and 11.

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AHS is advising anyone at risk of catching the disease to monitor themselves for symptoms, and to stay home and call Health Link if symptoms develop, before visiting a clinic or hospital.

The measles vaccine is free in Alberta and available through a public immunization program. Albertan children usually receive a dose of vaccine at 12 months and a second between 4 and 6 years old.

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