Alberta Health Services is issuing a new public alert for measles exposure in the province’s capital as confirmed cases across the province climb to 710.
According to AHS, a person with the measles from outside the Edmonton area travelled to the city’s University of Alberta Hospital last Wednesday evening while infectious. Of the total cases counted this year, 21 are known to be communicable, and four people were hospitalized as of last week.
The provincial health agency has issued a standing exposure advisory for the hardest-hit south zone, where 520 cases have been confirmed so far this year. The Edmonton zone has seen six confirmed cases, while Calgary has counted 13.
A total of 535 cases have been among youth under 18 years old according to Alberta’s online measles dashboard.
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