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Public health officials are warning of two more measles exposure sites in southern Manitoba.
Anyone who was at Morden’s Access Event Centre on Dec. 20, from 3:30 to 11:30 p.m., is asked to monitor for symptoms until Jan. 11, the province said in a Friday bulletin.
Officials are also asking anyone who went to Seventh Day Adventist, a church on North Railway Street, between 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. in Morden that same day to watch for symptoms until Jan. 11.
People who may have been exposed are also urged to check their immunization records to ensure they are up to date with the measles vaccine (MMR or MMRV).
The province keeps a list of possible exposure sites on its website.
There have been 310 confirmed measles cases and 29 probable cases reported since February of last year, according to provincial health statistics, which were updated Friday and cover up to Dec. 27.
Of the 339 total confirmed and probable cases, 297 involved people who had no doses of the measles vaccine, according to the province’s data. The immunization status in another 19 cases is unknown.
Measles is a highly infectious disease that spreads through droplets formed in the air when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks. Even a few minutes in the same space as a sick person poses infection risks, as the virus can linger in an airspace for two hours.
Most people recover fully from measles within two or three weeks. Complications are more common in infants and adults and those with weakened immune systems.