People who attended should monitor for symptoms
Health officials in Manitoba are asking anyone who attended Ag Days in Brandon and the surrounding area to monitor symptoms of measles.
“Possible exposures may have occurred in the city on the event days, on the days leading up to it and the days following it…,” Manitoba Health said in a Feb. 6 statement.
Anyone who visited the following locations should monitor themselves until at least Feb. 13:
- Manitoba Ag Days at the Keystone Centre.
- Great Western Roadhouse inside the Canada Inns Destination Centre.
- The Ag in the Classroom event at the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Dome Building.
And anyone who went to the locations below is asked to watch for measles symptoms until later dates.
Stacked Pancake and Breakfast House at 777 Norquay Dr. in Winkler – monitor until Feb. 23.
Boundary Trails Health Centre public health office – monitor until Feb. 24.
Boundary Trails Health Centre emergency department – monitor until Feb. 26.
Measles can appear between seven and 21 days of infection.
Early symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes.
Between three and seven days after symptoms begin, a rash appears on the face and spreads down the body, arms and legs.
It takes about two to three weeks to recover from measles, Health Canada says.