Alberta Health Services has issued new advisories for potential measles exposure in some areas of the province this week, as the number of active cases rises to 14, up from six before the Easter weekend.
Alberta’s health agency has issued six advisories this week, reporting new measles cases across the north, central, and south zones of the province, including in the Edmonton and Calgary areas. Most public exposure sites were medical facilities, but in Calgary they also included the Days Inn hotel near the airport, the CrossIron Mills mall, and an IKEA store.
This brings the total number of measles cases in the province to 122 as of April 23, up from 89 on April 17, since the start of the outbreak. Of the total cases, 108 are no longer contagious, according to the province’s daily tracking….