Neepawa hospital identified as measles exposure site on June 3
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The Neepawa Health Centre was identified as a measles exposure site earlier this month, public health officials say.
People who were in the emergency department’s waiting room on June 3 from 11:20 a.m. to 5:25 p.m. and the diagnostic imaging department that same day from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. may have been exposed to the contagious disease.
Individuals who were in those areas within the specified time-frames should monitor for symptoms until June 25, the province said on its website.
The Neepawa Health Centre. (File)
Manitoba has reported a total of 600 confirmed measles cases this year with 79 probable ones, data up to June 6 show.
Last year, there was a total of 319 confirmed cases and 29 probable ones.
About 82 per cent of all cases in 2025-26 have involved people who were unvaccinated for measles, with approximately eight per cent having had two or more vaccine doses, recent data show.
Measles is characterized as a red, blotchy rash that typically begins on the face and progresses down the body. The rash can appear three to seven days after symptoms such as a fever, runny nose, cough, drowsiness, irritability and red eyes show up.
Public health officials encourage people to ensure their immunization records are up to date with the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR or MMRV), which can be checked by contacting their local public health office, doctor, nurse practitioner or pharmacist.
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