Measles warning issued at 2 popular Calgary restaurants

Patrons at twopopular Calgary restaurants may have come into contact with the measles,Alberta Health Services warned Thursday.

People who were atNational Westhills on March 24and March25or at Cibo on 17th Avenue S.W. on March 29and March 30 could be at risk, said the agency.

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Thewarning comes afterWestern Canada High School alerted staff, students and parents on Wednesday that they may have been exposed.

Two cases have been confirmed. AHSsays one of the people who contracted the disease worked at National and the other worked at Cibo. Of these two cases, one of the infected people also went to Western.Cibo, however, maintains it was a sister of one of their staff members who has the measles.

People who maybe at risk of developing the diseaseare advised to monitor themselves for symptoms.

AHS' Dr. Judy MacDonald said people who develop symptoms should stay home and call Health Link, at 1-866-408-5465,for directions on how to proceed.

If exposed, people can get the vaccine within 72 hours to fight it off. However, that window has likely closed for most, as theywere exposed last week or early this week, saidMacDonald.

"That vaccine is not going to help prevent them from developing the disease," she said.

MacDonald says if students and staff at the school cannot prove they are immunethey will be sent home.

"Through April 21they are excluded from school, they are not supposed to be out in the public, because they could be infectious at any time, even before they become symptomatic, thus exposing others."

Health officials areconcerned with those who were at the school between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. MT on March 31.

Neither person who contracted the disease was immunized.