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The latest possible measles exposure sites in Manitoba’s ongoing outbreak of the illness include two at Winnipeg’s Children’s Hospital on the weekend, the province said Tuesday.
Those exposures at the Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg Children’s Hospital on Saturday happened from 7:45 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. in the emergency department waiting room, and from 9:45 p.m. to 3:05 a.m. in the emergency department itself, a news release said.
There was also an exposure at the Access Event Centre — Co-op Arena in Morden, Man., on Feb. 19 last week from 9:30 p.m. to Feb. 20 at midnight, the release said.
Manitoba public health is asking anyone who was at those locations at those times to check their immunization records and ensure they’re up to date with the measles vaccine.
Anyone not immunized against measles who may have been exposed may be eligible for preventative treatment within six days of exposure, and are encouraged to speak with a health-care provider, the province said.
The province announced earlier this month it will only release measles exposure notifications in cases where the exposure happened in the past six days.
More details about measles exposures in Manitoba and what to do if you’re exposed to the illness are available on the province’s website.
Manitoba has already recorded its highest monthly number of measles cases this February since the outbreak started over a year ago.
As of Feb. 14, there had been 82 confirmed and eight probable cases of measles this month, according to the latest data from the province, released Friday last week.
Measles is a highly contagious disease transmitted by droplets that form in the air when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks.