By Voice staff
Public health officials with Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care are notifying the public of new measles exposure sites in Brandon and southern Manitoba.
Anyone who attended Ag Days in Brandon, visited hotels, restaurants and shops should monitor for symptoms until Feb. 13. Possible exposures may have occurred in the city on the event days, on the days leading up to it and the days following it, beyond the locations listed.
Anyone at these locations on the specified dates and times is asked to monitor for symptoms until the identified dates and contact your health care provider should they occur:
• Manitoba Ag Days, Keystone Centre, Brandon, Jan. 20 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monitor for symptoms until Feb. 11. Jan. 21 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monitor for symptoms until Feb. 12. Jan. 22 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monitor for symptoms until Feb. 13.
• Great Western Roadhouse, inside the Canad Inns Destination Centre, 1125 18th St., Brandon on Jan. 20 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monitor for symptoms until Feb. 11.
• Manitoba Ag Days, Agriculture in the Classroom event at the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Dome Building, Unit 1-A, 1200 13th St., Brandon, Jan. 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monitor for symptoms until Feb. 11. Jan. 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monitor for symptoms until Feb. 12. Jan. 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monitor for symptoms until Feb. 13.
• Stacked Pancake and Breakfast House, 777 Norquay Dr., Winkler, on Feb. 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monitor for symptoms until Feb. 23.
• Boundary Trails Health Centre public health office, near Winkler, on Feb. 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monitor for symptoms until Feb. 24.
• Boundary Trails Health Centre emergency department, near Winkler, on Feb. 3 from 7 p.m. to Feb. 4 at 1:10 a.m. Monitor for symptoms until Feb. 26.
Public health is also asking anyone who was at these locations during the specified times to check their immunization records and ensure they are up to date with measles vaccine (MMR or MMRV).
