03/18/2025
Please be aware of current health advisory
A confirmed case of measles who has been in public settings while infectious has occurred in the Taber area. If you were at any of these locations during the listed exposure time and are not fully vaccinated, you may have been exposed to measles:
March 8, 2025
Flair Airlines Flight No. F8629
From Toronto Pearson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
Exposure time period: 9:12 p.m. (EST) - 11:57 p.m. (MST), 4 hours 45 minutes
March 8 - 9, 2025
Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Budget Car and Truck Rental Calgary International Airport
2000 Airport Rd NE, Calgary
Exposure time period: 11:55 p.m., March 8, 2025 – 2 a.m., March 9, 2025
March 11, 2025
Taber Health Centre Emergency Department
4326 50 Ave, Taber
Exposure time period: Approx. 5:30 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
March 11, 2025
Taber Shoppers Drug Mart
5800 46 Ave, Taber
Exposure time period: Approx. 6:15 p.m. – 9 p.m.
March 12 - 13, 2025
Taber Health Centre Emergency Department
4326 50 Ave, Taber
Exposure time period: Approx. 10:15 p.m., March 12, 2025 – 10:50 a.m., March 13, 2025
Anyone who attended these locations at these times who was born in or after 1970 and has less than two documented doses of measles-containing vaccine, is at risk for developing measles and is strongly encouraged to review their immunization records and monitor themselves for symptoms of measles.
Measles is an extremely contagious disease and is spread easily through the air. If symptoms of measles do develop, stay home and call Health Link at 811 before visiting any healthcare facility or provider, including a family physician clinic or pharmacy.
Read more about the Taber exposure at https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/news/releases/2025/Page18826.aspx
For a list of active health advisories in your zone, visit https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/news/Page1926.aspx
For additional information on measles disease, please visit www.ahs.ca/measles.
