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By Cam Lee

Preeceville measles exposure risk

Measles exposure risk in Preeceville: SHA

May 7, 2025 | 4:16 PM

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is letting the public know about a measles exposure risk in Preeceville because of a confirmed case.

Anyone who may have been in the Shop Easy Foods on Main St. N. in Preeceville Tuesday, April 29 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. may have been exposed.

If you were at the store during that time, the SHA asks you to monitor for measles symptoms for up to 21 days after exposure, and to call 8-1-1 if you were exposed and unvaccinated or have symptoms.

According to the SHA, measles symptoms include:

• fever,
• cough,
• runny nose,
• red eyes,
• fatigue,
• irritability (feeling cranky or in a bad mood),
• small, white spots (known as Koplik spots) inside the mouth and throat, and
• red blotchy rash, which develops on the face and spreads down the body about three to seven days after symptoms begin and can last four to seven days.

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Anyone in medical distress should call before entering the emergency department. If you need to call 9-1-1, alert the health care team that you may have been exposed so they can take precautions to minimize spread.

“Measles is highly contagious. It can spread very easily to others through the air. The virus can live up to two hours in the air or on surfaces in a space where a person coughed or sneezed. It can spread from four days before a rash appears until four days after a rash develops. Through this period, a person needs to stay in strict isolation to avoid spreading the infection to others,” the SHA said in a news release.

“Measles is prevented by vaccination. The measles vaccine is safe, effective and free. With two doses, measles vaccination is almost 100 per cent effective,” said the release. “Please review your immunizations in your MySaskHealthRecord, if you were immunized in Saskatchewan, or discuss with your health practitioner to ensure that you and your family’s immunizations are up to date.”

The SHA news release comes just hours after a similar release about a measles exposure risk in Rosthern.

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