ManitobaThe province is warning of two new measles exposure sites during the last week of August.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: 1 hour agoAnyone 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 province is 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.The number of measles cases reported in Manitoba so far this year has risen to 187 confirmed and 11 probable cases, according to provincial data covering up to Aug. 23.A list with detailed information about the locations, times and days of public exposure to measles is available on the province’s website.The latest bulletin 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.Immunization is the only way to protect people from contracting measles, the province 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.
Potential measles exposures at Boundary Trails ER, Winkler medical clinic
