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CTV News
27-06-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Manitoba warning of measles exposures at pair of medical facilities
A dose of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination awaits the next patient during a vaccine clinic at Southwestern Public Health in St. Thomas, Ont. on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Geoff Robins The Manitoba government is informing the public of measles exposures at a pair of medical facilities in Winkler, Man. The first exposure took place on June 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the C.W. Wiebe Medical Centre Urgent Care. Those who were at this facility during the exposure are asked to monitor their symptoms until July 9. Additional exposures happened at the Boundary Trails Health Centre emergency department on June 19 from 9:40 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 10:10 p.m. to 1:20 a.m. on June 20. A third exposure took place at this site from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on June 21. Anyone at this facility on June 19 or 20 should monitor symptoms until July 11. Those who were there on July 21 should monitor until July 13. Public health urges anyone who was at one of these locations during the time of exposure to check their immunization records and ensure they are up to date with the measles vaccine. It also recommends that those who were exposed, were born in 1970 or later, and have never gotten the measles vaccine to get the shot, reduce exposure with others and watch for symptoms. Those who should not get the measles vaccine include infants under six months of age, pregnant women and those with weakened immune systems. The latest provincial update shows there have been 108 confirmed cases of measles in Manitoba this year.
CBC
26-06-2025
- Health
- CBC
Province warns of possible measles exposures at Boundary Trails ER, Winkler medical centre
Manitoba Health is warning the public of possible exposure to measles at Boundary Trails hospital, between Winkler and Morden, and at a medical centre in Winkler. There were three recent possible exposures at the Boundary Trails Health Centre emergency department, the province said in a Thursday bulletin: June 19 from 9:40 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. June 20 from 10:10 p.m. to 1:20 a.m. June 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Anyone who was at the hospital's ER on June 19 and 20 is being asked to watch for symptoms until July 11. Anyone who was there on June 21 is asked to check until July 13. The province also warned of a possible exposure at the urgent care site of the C.W. Wiebe Medical Centre, on Main Street in Winkler, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 17. Anyone who was there at that point is asked to watch for symptoms until July 9. People who were at any of the possible exposure locations are also advised to check their immunization records to ensure they're up to date with their measles vaccination, the province said. It also recommends measles vaccination for anyone who may have been exposed and was born in 1970 or later, and has never had a measles vaccine or a measles infection. The total number of confirmed measles infections in Manitoba is 108 so far this year, according to the most recent provincial data. Measles is highly infectious and spreads through droplets in the air formed when coughing or sneezing. An infected person can spread the virus from four days before a rash appears until four days after that. Symptoms generally appear seven to 21 days after exposure, and 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 province said. If symptoms develop, people who may have been exposed are advised to isolate at home and contact their health-care provider. The province also stressed that immunization is the only means of protecting people from contracting measles.
CTV News
01-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
Province warns of potential measles exposure at medical centres, other sites
Manitoba public health officials are advising residents of more potential measles exposures that took place in May across the province. The latest public exposure sites in Winnipeg include McPhillips Medical Clinic on May 25 from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. and the warehouse uprising youth group at Riverwood Church on May 23 from 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Dynacare Laboratory and Health Services Centre on Henderson Highway is also listed as an exposure site on May 26 from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. In Winkler, individuals may have been exposed to measles who attended Moonlite Auto Body from May 23, 26 and 27 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the Best Western Hotel indoor pool on May 22 from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. the following day. Potential exposures to the virus in Winkler may have also taken place at the C.W. Wiebe Medical Centre urgent care entrance area on May 22 from 10:40 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at the Winkler Sommerfeld Mennonite Church on May 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Meanwhile, in Portage la Prairie, individuals may have been exposed on May 27 at McDonald's restaurant (25 25th Street N.W.) from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and at the city's hospital's emergency department from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. the following day. Public health officials advise individuals who think they may have been exposed to contact Health Links-Info Santé, isolate at home if symptoms develop and contact their health-care provider. Measles symptoms generally appear seven to 21 days after exposure and may include fever, runny nose, drowsiness, red eyes and irritability. White spots may also appear on the inside of the mouth or throat with a red rash appearing several days after initial symptoms. According to the latest data from the province, 53 measles cases have been confirmed in May as of May 24. Since February, 72 measles cases have been confirmed in the province with four probable cases.
