Measles exposure notices issued for Jasper, Grande Prairie, Peace River

Alberta Health Services says a person with measles may have stayed at Whistler's Inn in Jasper last Monday.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is warning the public of potential measles exposures in Jasper, Grande Prairie and Peace River.

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The health authority said a person with measles went to the following locations:

Whistler’s Inn

• July 7 from 10 p.m. to July 8 at 12 p.m.

Montana’s Restaurant

• July 7 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

An alert was also issued for the emergency department at Peace River Hospital where a person with measles was there from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 10.

A person with measles in Grande Prairie went to several locations:

La-Pradera Mexican Restaurant

• July 6 from 11:25 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Winners, 9801 116 St.

• July 6 from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Shoppers Drug Mart, 9930 92 St.

• July 8 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:40 p.m.

Grande Prairie Regional Hospital, Unit 22 Surgery

• July 7, 2025: 7 a.m. – 9:15 p.m.
• July 8, 2025: 7 a.m. – 9:15 p.m.
• July 9, 2025: 7 a.m. – 9:15 p.m.

Anyone who was at these locations during the specified times, who was born in or after 1970 and has fewer than two documented doses of the measles vaccine, may be at risk for developing measles, said AHS.

The exposure notice came the same day it was reported that Alberta has more measles cases than the entire United States.

As of Tuesday afternoon, there have been 1,323 measles cases since Jan. 1. One new case was reported in the north zone while eight were reported in the south zone – the health jurisdiction with the highest concentration of cases at 782.

Measles is a highly-infectious disease that can spread easily through the air.

Symptoms may include a fever of 38.3 C or higher, cough, runny nose, red eyes, and a rash that appears three to seven days after the fever starts.

If measles symptoms do develop, AHS is advising people to stay home and call the measles hotline at 1-844-944-3434 before visiting any health care provider – including your family physician or pharmacy.

AHS said that if you think you have been exposed and are not vaccinated, you may be able to receive immunization to reduce the risk of infection. A dose of the vaccine needs to be given within 72 hours of exposure to prevent infection.

Babies under one year of age, people with severely weakened immune systems, and those who are pregnant may be able to receive immunoglobulin within six days of exposure to prevent disease.