Alberta Health Warns of Measles Risk at Children's Hospital

Alberta health officials have alerted the public to potential measles exposure at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton. The advisory specifies April 4 as the date of potential contact within several hospital departments, including the emergency room. Individuals born in or after 1970 who have received fewer than two measles-containing vaccine doses or have never had measles disease may be at risk.

Those potentially exposed are urged to monitor for symptoms and review their immunization records. Measles symptoms typically include fever, cough, red eyes, and a rash that develops several days after the fever begins. This alert is part of a broader provincial warning as measles cases surge. Alberta has recorded 2,252 confirmed measles cases since the outbreak began over a year ago, with cases reported across all zones, predominantly affecting unvaccinated children under 17.