Public health officials are alerting Manitobans to several new locations where exposure to Measles may have occurred, including a health-care facility in Neepawa.
The province says a potential exposure took place in the emergency department waiting area at Neepawa Health Centre, located at 500 Hospital St., on Feb. 28 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Anyone who was at the hospital during that time is asked to check their immunization records and ensure they are up to date with the measles vaccine.
Two additional exposure locations were also identified in Altona on March 1.
Those include the common area at The Apartments at The Gardens on Tenth, 235 Fifth St. NE, between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and Altona Sommerfeld Mennonite Church, 62 10th Ave. NE, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Public health says people who are not immunized and were exposed may be eligible for preventative treatment if it is received within six days of exposure and are encouraged to speak with a health-care provider.
Manitoba updates measles case counts online every Friday.