Overview

• Attendees at the Fort St. John clinic between 10:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. on June 27 have been notified of potential measles exposure
• Under 20 patients were identified as possible contacts and directly reached by Northern Health officials
• Pregnant people, unvaccinated individuals and immunocompromised patients have been offered post-exposure prophylaxis
• Contacts are advised to monitor for fever, rash and respiratory or neurological warning signs and to seek urgent care if severe symptoms develop
• British Columbia has logged about 100 measles cases this year with over two-thirds in the Northern Health region, highlighting pre-symptomatic transmission challenges