Alberta Health issues measles alert for Calgary

A dose of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is shown at a vaccine clinic at Southwestern Public Health in St. Thomas, Ont., on March 4, 2025.

Albertans who visited a medical clinic in southwest Calgary last month are being urged to monitor their health after a possible exposure to measles.

Primary and Preventative Health Services says anyone who was present at the Rockyview Westhills Medical Clinic on May 11 between 10:06 a.m. and 12:31 p.m. should check themselves for symptoms.

This is especially important for people born in or after 1970 who have less than two documented doses of measles-containing vaccine or who have never had measles before.

There is no information about the infected patient, but officials say anyone who exhibits symptoms of the illness should stay home and call Alberta’s measles hotline at 1-844-944-3434 before visiting any health-care facility.

Symptoms of measles include:

• fever of 38.3° C or higher;
• cough, runny nose and/or red eyes; and
• a rash that appears three to seven days after fever starts, usually beginning behind the ears and on the face and spreading down to the body and then to the arms and legs.

The provincial government says the best way to prevent measles infection is through vaccination. Measles vaccines are offered free of charge to all Albertans and are included in the province’s publicly funded immunization program.

The recommended schedule is two doses: the first at a year old and the second at 18 months old.

More information on Alberta’s measles prevention program can be found online.