Calgary, Banff restaurants issued measles warning as new case confirmed

Alberta Health Services is warning people who were at three restaurants in Calgary, and one in Banff, that they may have been exposed to the measles virus earlier this month.

AHS issued the warning as it confirmed Calgary's eighth case of measles this year.

The locations include the CastelloRistorante in Banff, as well as the Asian Buffet, Long's Chinese Food and the South Silk Road Restaurant in Calgary.

AHS says anyone who visited those locations at those times may be at risk for developing measles.

Those individuals are advised to monitor themselves for symptoms of measles, which could include fever, cough and a blotchy red rash that appears several days after the fever, beginning on the face and behind the ears and moving down the body.

AHS is asking anyone showing those symptoms to stay home and call Health Link Alberta at 1-866-408-5465 before visiting any health-care facility or provider.

Officials also said the most recent measles case is not travel or school related, and the person who contracted measles was likely not immunized.

In Edmonton, a fifth measles case has been confirmed in an infant under 12 months old.

Earlier this week in Red Deer, 40 students and eight staff members at Mattie McCullough Elementary were told to stay home after being exposed to someone who came down with the disease.

Some Calgary students at Henry Wise Wood High School and Sherwood School were also asked to stay home earlier this month after one student in each school was diagnosed with measles.

Those cases were related to travel to the Philippines.

AHS officials say the outbreak of measles in the province underscores the importance of immunization.