The Windsor Essex County Health Unit has identified three more measles exposure points in the community.
If you visited Costco on April 15 between 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. or on April 17 between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m., the Forest Glade Medical Clinic on April 16 between 9:45 a.m. and 1 p.m., or the TLC Med Lab on April 16 between 11 a.m. and 1:35 p.m. you may have been exposed to the virus.
Along with checking vaccination statuses, anyone who visited these sites during the mentioned times should monitor for symptoms for up to 21 days from when they may have been exposed.
Measles is a viral infection that spreads through coughing and sneezing and is very contagious. However, most school-aged children who are fully vaccinated with two doses of the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine are protected.
It usually begins with a mild to moderate fever accompanied by a cough, runny nose, and red eyes usually about 10-12 days after exposure. Tiny blue-white spots inside the mouth may also be present.
A red blotchy rash appears 3-7 days after these initial symptoms, usually on the face at first, along the hairline, and then spreading to the neck, trunk, arms, legs, and feet, lasting five to six days.
Anyone who may have been exposed can take a measles risk assessment on WECHU's website.