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AHS confirms cases of measles in Edmonton, public exposure possible in two locations

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Alberta Health Services issues advisory for public exposure to the highly contagious disease.

The advisory says exposure may have occurred at two Edmonton locations last week .

Alberta Health official says eight of the 11 confirmed cases so far are in children under the age of 10 .

Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says the influx of cases is largely due to “vaccine hesitancy”.