Province warns of possible measles exposure at Winkler clinic, reports 14 more cases

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· Posted: Jul 09, 2025 4:53 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

Manitoba nationalist wellness officials are informing of imaginable measles exposure astatine a medical centre successful Winkler, arsenic the state besides confirmed 14 caller cases since its past update.

Anyone who was successful the Winkler Medical Clinic, located astatine 344 First St. successful the confederate Manitoba city, last Friday from 11:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m is asked to show for symptoms until July 26, the state said successful a Wednesday notice.

According to the province's astir caller data, besides updated Wednesday, determination were 14 caller confirmed cases betwixt June 29 and July 5, bringing the full fig of confirmed measles infections to 130 truthful acold this year.

The fig of cases spiked successful May, with 72 reported. A full of 28 confirmed cases were reported successful June.

There person besides been 8 probable cases since the commencement of the year: 4 reported successful April and 4 successful June.

Canada achieved measles elimination presumption successful 1998, but imported cases person resulted successful outbreaks that started successful New Brunswick successful October.

From Dec. 29 to June 28, determination had been 3,703 reported measles cases successful Canada, according to the latest information from Health Canada.

The highly infectious disease spreads done droplets formed successful the aerial erstwhile idiosyncratic coughs, sneezes oregon talks. Even a fewer minutes successful the aforesaid abstraction arsenic a sick idiosyncratic poses corruption risks, arsenic the microorganism tin linger connected surfaces for two hours aft an infected idiosyncratic leaves.

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

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

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

Manitoba has expanded eligibility for vaccines to infants arsenic young arsenic six months aged surviving successful the Southern Health portion and the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority area.

The state besides extended vaccine eligibility to commencement astatine six months for children who were evacuated from their communities due to the fact that of wildfires and who whitethorn beryllium staying successful confederate Manitoba, wherever determination person been measles outbreaks.

A database with elaborate accusation connected the locations, times and days wherever the nationalist mightiness person been exposed to measles is disposable connected the province's website.