Measles exposures reported on Winnipeg Transit buses, school

Another batch of Manitoba measles exposure sites has been released, as cases continue to rise in the province.

According to Manitoba health officials, all the latest potential measles exposures happened on April 16; on Winnipeg Transit route D16 from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., route F7 from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Winnipeg’s Victor Wyatt School from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Teen Stop Jeunesse from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Anyone at these locations at these times is urged to check their immunization records. Those who were potentially exposed, born in 1970 or later and have not had a measles vaccine or infection are encouraged to get immunized, reduce exposure with others and watch for symptoms.

Measles is a highly infectious illness spread through coughing or sneezing.

Symptoms generally appear seven to 21 days after exposure. Early symptoms include fever, runny nose, drowsiness and small white spots on the inside of the mouth or throat. A red blotchy rash also appears on the face and moves down the body several days after initial symptoms.

According to the latest data from the province, which was updated Friday, there have been 474 confirmed and 68 probable measles cases in Manitoba in 2026.

Forty-two people have been hospitalized, 23 of those were under 10.

The majority of hospitalizations, 39, involved people who were unimmunized or whose immunization status was not known.