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Red Deer Regional hospital

AHS alerts public of measles exposures in Red Deer

Apr 10, 2025 | 11:42 AM

Alberta Health Services is alerting the public of new cases of measles in the central zone following recent exposures.

AHS says there are now 22 confirmed cases of measles and many of the individual cases have been exposures in public settings in Red Deer, Two Hills, and Vegreville.

Officials say individuals who were in the following locations during the specified dates and times may have been exposed to measles:

April 2

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5019 51 St Unit #2, Two Hills, Alta.

Exposure time period: Approx. 12:55 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. (MST)

April 3

Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre Emergency Department

3942 50A Ave, Red Deer, Alta.

Exposure time period: Approx. 12 a.m. – 1:40 p.m. (MST)

Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre Surge Unit

3942 50A Ave, Red Deer, Alta.

Exposure time period: Approx. 11:35 a.m. April 3 – 1:30 p.m. on April 5 (MST)

April 4

Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre Diagnostic Imaging

3942 50A Ave, Red Deer, Alta.

Exposure time period: Approx. 2:55 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. (MST)

Two Hills Health Centre Emergency Department

4401 53 Ave. Two Hills, Alta.

Exposure time period: Approx. 3:20 p.m. – 10:55 p.m. (MST)

St. Joseph’s General Hospital Emergency Department

5241 43 St, Vegreville, Alta.

Exposure time period: Approx. 7:15 p.m. – 9:20 a.m. (MST)

April 5

St. Joseph’s General Hospital Emergency Department

5241 43 St, Vegreville, Alta.

Exposure time period: Approx. 5:35 p.m. – 10:05 p.m. (MST)

April 7

St. Joseph’s General Hospital Emergency Department

5241 43 St, Vegreville, Alta.

Exposure time period: Approx. 7:55 p.m. – 3:30 a.m. (MST)

AHS says anyone born in or after 1970 and has less than two documented doses of the measles vaccine, is at risk. They should self-monitor for symptoms.

AHS says the disease is extremely contagious and is spread through the air. Some of the symptoms includes a fever of 38.3 C or higher and a cough, runny nose and red eyes.

Some may also experience a rash that appears three to seven days after fever starts. The rash typically begins behind the ears and on the face before spreading down to the body and then to the arms and legs. It appears red and blotchy on lighter skin colours. On darker skin colours, it can appear purple or darker than the skin around it, or it might be hard to see.

If symptoms do develop, individuals are advised to stay home and call Health Link at 811 before visiting any healthcare facility.

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