Alberta Health Services (AHS) has issued a public alert warning of a confirmed measles case in the Calgary Zone that could potentially have put others at risk.
AHS has released information on a number of locations the infected person visited and the times they were there, saying anyone who was also there at those times may have been exposed.
These locations include:
April 6, 2025
- Canmore – Save-On-Foods
- 950 Railway Ave. #2, Canmore AB
- Exposure time period: Approx. 5 a.m. – 3 p.m.
April 7-10, 2025
- Calgary – Delmar College of Hair and Esthetics
- 5915 1a St. SW, Calgary AB
- Exposure time period: Approx. 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
April 11, 2025
- Banff – Lux Cinema
- 229 Bear St. Banff AB
- Exposure time period: 4 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
April 11, 2025
- Banff – Fairmont Banff Springs – Bow Valley Five Pin & Pints
- 405 Spray Ave. Banff AB
- Exposure time period: 6:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Anyone who was at these locations at these times who was born in or after 1970, and has less than two documented doses of measles-containing vaccine is at risk of developing measles.
AHS says those at high risk are “strongly encouraged” to review their immunization records and monitor themselves for symptoms.
Measles symptoms include:
- Fever of 38.3 C or higher:
- Cough, runny nose and/or red eyes: and
- A rash that appears three to seven days after fever starts, usually begging behind the ears and on the face and spreading down to the body and then to the arms and legs. The rash appears red and blotchy on lighter skin tones and purple or darker than the skin around it on darker skin colors.
If symptoms of measles develop, you’re advised to stay home and call Health Link at 811 before visiting any healthcare facility or provider, including a family physician clinic or pharmacy.
Confirmed Alberta Cases
As of Tuesday, Alberta is reporting 77 confirmed cases of measles in the province.
Most are in the central zone (41) while the Calgary zone has four.
The provincial data indicates the vast majority of the cases (70) are in people aged 18 or younger.
The latest data on immunization status, from April 5, shows over 30 of the confirmed cases were unimmunized while five only had one of the two shots.
100 per cent of the cases at that time where people who had not been fully vaccinated.
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