Health officials warn of possible measles exposure at Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra concert, diner

CBC News

· Posted: May 17, 2025 12:20 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

Manitoba wellness officials are informing radical mightiness person been exposed to measles successful Winnipeg past week during an jazz performance astatine the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre and astatine a diner successful the city.

People who attended the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra performance astatine the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre astatine 340 Provencher Blvd. connected May 11, from 12:50 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., whitethorn person been exposed to measles, according to a bulletin issued by the province on Saturday. 

People whitethorn besides person been exposed astatine the Dave and LaVerne's Modern Diner astatine 15 Lakewood Dr. connected May 11 from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., the state said. 

Anyone who mightiness person been exposed should show for symptoms until June 2. 

Measles is highly infectious, and spreads done droplets successful the aerial formed erstwhile coughing oregon sneezing. An infected idiosyncratic tin dispersed the microorganism from 4 days earlier the rash appears until 4 days aft that. 

Symptoms mostly look 7 to 21 days aft exposure, and whitethorn see a fever, runny nose, drowsiness and reddish eyes. Small achromatic spots tin besides look connected the wrong of the rima oregon throat, the state said.

As of May 10, the astir existent information available, determination were 44 confirmed cases of measles successful Manitoba this twelvemonth and 4 much probable cases. That fig includes 26 confirmed cases successful May alone.

Immunization is the lone mode to support radical from contracting measles, the state said.

In Manitoba, a two-dose measles vaccine programme for measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chickenpox) is routinely provided for kids astatine slightest 1 twelvemonth old, and again astatine property 4 to six. If a kid is exposed to measles the state said a 2nd dose tin beryllium fixed earlier.

Earlier this week the state announced it is expanding the eligibility of vaccines for infants arsenic young arsenic six months aged surviving successful the Southern Health country and the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority.