Winnipeg hospitals among recent measles exposure sites

The St. Boniface Hospital is pictured on Oct. 2, 2025. (Jamie Dowsett/CTV News Winnipeg)

Two hospitals, a Shoppers Drug Mart and a city clinic are among Manitoba’s latest batch of potential measles exposure sites.

According to a provincial bulletin issued Thursday, the exposures were reported at five locations in Winnipeg, Man. on April 4 and 5.

The exposure locations on April 4 are the Ray of Hope Medical Centre on Henderson Highway between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and the emergency department at St. Boniface Hospital from 10:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. the next day.

Concordia Hospital was the site of two separate exposures on April 5. The first was during its extended hours primary care clinic between 12:45 and 4:30 p.m., and the second was in the urgent care department between 10:30 p.m. until 3 p.m. the next day.

The final exposure was reported at the Shoppers Drug Mart on Henderson Highway between 3 p.m. and 5:20 p.m. on April 5.

People who were at those sites during the specific times are asked to monitor for measles symptoms and check their vaccination records.

According to the latest provincial data updated on April 2, there have been 393 confirmed and 61 probable cases of measles in Manitoba in 2026.

The province also noted there have been 16 cases of measles in pregnant women and two cases of congenital measles as of Feb. 1.