Alberta Health Services confirms measles case in town 60 miles north of Coutts-Sweet Grass
MISSOULA, Mont. — Albert Health Services confirmed more cases of measles on Tuesday, including a case in a traveler with public exposures in a town located about 60 miles north of the Coutts-Sweet Grass border crossing.
The visitor to the Taber area was reportedly in public while infectious.
Alberta Health Services notes individuals may have been exposed in the following locations at specified times:
March 8, 2025
- Flair Airlines Flight No. F8629
- From Toronto Pearson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Exposure time period: 9:12 p.m. (EST) - 11:57 p.m. (MST), 4 hours 45 minutes
March 8 - 9, 2025
- Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Budget Car and Truck Rental Calgary International Airport
- 2000 Airport Rd NE, Calgary
- Exposure time period: 11:55 p.m., March 8, 2025 – 2 a.m., March 9, 2025
March 11, 2025
- Taber Health Centre Emergency Department
- 4326 50 Ave, Taber
- Exposure time period: Approx. 5:30 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
March 11, 2025
- Taber Shoppers Drug Mart
- 5800 46 Ave, Taber
- Exposure time period: Approx. 6:15 p.m. – 9 p.m.
March 12 - 13, 2025
- Taber Health Centre Emergency Department
- 4326 50 Ave, Taber
- Exposure time period: Approx. 10:15 p.m., March 12, 2025 – 10:50 a.m., March 13, 2025
The health department advises, "Anyone who attended 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 for developing measles and is strongly encouraged to review their immunization records and monitor themselves for symptoms of measles."
Symptoms of measles include:
- Fever of 38.3 C (100.94 F) or higher; and
- Cough, runny nose and/or red eyes; and
- A red blotchy rash that appears three to seven days after fever starts, beginning behind the ears and on the face and spreading down the body and then to the arms and legs.
Additional cases of measles have also been confirmed in the Edmonton, Calgary and Fort Vermilion areas.