Province warns of possible measles exposure at Gretna Elementary School, 3 Winkler locations

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· Posted: May 03, 2025 2:53 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

Health officials are informing the nationalist astir imaginable vulnerability to measles astatine a fig of southern Manitoba locations successful precocious April, including a aesculapian centre, a retail store and an simple school.

Three of the 4 imaginable vulnerability locations are in Winkler, and the different is in Gretna, the state said successful a Saturday quality release.

Anyone who went to the Gretna Elementary School astatine 622 Ninth St. betwixt April 22 and April 24 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. whitethorn person been exposed to measles and should show symptoms until May 16, the state said.

Manitoba nationalist wellness officials person been successful talks with the schoolhouse to notify families, unit and volunteers.

Health authorities are besides informing astir imaginable measles vulnerability astatine the Winners store at 777 Norquay Dr. successful Winkler connected April 27. Anyone who visited the store betwixt 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. should show symptoms until May 19. 

The different 2 sites successful Winkler are the C.W. Wiebe Medical Centre and Dynacare humor and aesculapian trial lab, some located at 385 Main St. 

The state said radical who were astatine either tract connected April 24 from 8:47 a.m. to 6:45 p.m., April 25 from 8:45 a.m. to 6:59 p.m. and April 29 from 8:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. should show for measles symptoms, which mostly look 7 to 21 days aft exposure.

People tin larn astir the symptoms of measles and what to bash on the authorities of Manitoba website.

Manitoba had seen 10 confirmed measles cases and four probable cases this twelvemonth arsenic of April 26, according to the astir caller provincial data.