ManitobaThe total number of probable and confirmed measles cases reported in Manitoba this year is now past the 200 mark.Possible exposures at Boundary Trails on Aug. 28-29, Winkler Medical Clinic on Aug. 28, province saysCBC News · Posted: Sep 03, 2025 12:10 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 3Anyone who was at a site of one of the possible exposures is being advised to monitor for symptoms of measles up to 21 days after exposure. (Phichet Chaiyabin/Shutterstock)The total number of probable and confirmed measles cases reported in Manitoba this year is now past the 200 mark.The province announced four confirmed and five probable cases in its weekly update Wednesday, which covers the period up to Aug. 30.That brings the tally up to 191 confirmed and 16 probable cases in 2025, or 207 total.The province is also warning of possible measles exposure during the last week of August at two southern Manitoba sites.Anyone who went to the Winkler Medical Clinic on Aug. 28, from noon to 3 p.m., should monitor for symptoms until Sept. 19, the province said in a Wednesday bulletin.Anyone who went to the Boundary Trails Health Centre’s emergency department, between Winkler and Morden, from 1:45 p.m. on Aug. 28 to 4:45 p.m. on Aug. 29 should monitor for symptoms.People who were at the ER on those days should monitor themselves until Sept. 19-20, the province said.A list with detailed information about the locations, times and days of public exposure to measles is available on the province’s website.The province of Manitoba says anyone who may have been exposed should check their immunization records to see if, or when, they were vaccinated against measles.Those born before 1970 and/or who are vaccinated are unlikely to get highly infectious disease, but should watch for symptoms.Unvaccinated people born in 1970 or later who have never had measles and have been exposed should watch for symptoms and avoid exposing others, particularly those with weaker immune systems, from five to 21 days after exposure, the province says.Symptoms of measles may include a fever, runny nose, drowsiness and red eyes. Small white spots can also appear on the inside of the mouth or throat.The characteristic rash appears several days after initial symptoms.Measles spreads through droplets formed in the air when someone coughs, sneezes or talks, and even a few minutes in the same space as a sick person poses infection risks, as the virus can linger on surfaces for two hours after an infected person leaves.Canada has reported 4,799 measles cases in 2025 as of the latest federal report Tuesday. The vast majority are in Alberta and Ontario, which together account for more than 87 per cent of the total number.Immunization is the only way to protect people from contracting measles, the province of Manitoba said.A two-dose measles vaccine program for measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chickenpox) is routinely provided for kids at least one year old and again at age four to six in Manitoba. If a child is exposed to measles, a second dose can be given earlier.Manitoba has expanded eligibility for vaccines to infants as young as six months living in the Southern Health region and the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority area.Early vaccination is also offered to children who were evacuated from their communities because of wildfires and who may be staying in southern Manitoba, where there have been measles outbreaks.
Manitoba reports 9 new measles cases, bringing count to 207
