CALGARY — Health officials are warning that a person from British Columbia visited Calgary while infectious with measles.
The person went to a restaurant, a condo building and the airport between Jan. 15 and Jan. 18.
Alberta Health Services says anyone who was in the same places at the same times as the infected person may have been exposed to measles.
The person was at Calgary International Airport between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 18 and took WestJet flight WS287 to Vancouver, which departed at 11:35 a.m.
Health officials say people who were in these locations, born after 1970 and who have not had measles or haven't received two doses of vaccine may be at risk of getting measles.
Symptoms include a fever of 38.3 C or higher, cough, runny nose and/or red eyes and a blotchy red rash that appears three to seven days after the fever starts.
The rash spreads from behind the ears on the face and spreads onto the body and lastly to the arms and legs.
Anyone who gets the symptoms are advised to stay home and call Health Link before going to a doctor or medi-centre.
Measles is extremely contagious and spreads easily through the air. There is no treatment for measles; however, it can be prevented through immunization.
