New measles exposure location identified in Fort St. John

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A new measles exposure location has been identified in Fort St. John.

Northern Health posted to Facebook on Friday, August 8th, saying it had identified a new potential measles exposure location within the Fort St. John Hospital.

According to the post, people who were in the hospital’s emergency department between 10:45 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. on Sunday, August 3rd could have been exposed to the virus.

People who may have been exposed are urged to stay at home and monitor for measles symptoms, which can include a fever, cough, runny nose and red, inflamed eyes that are sensitive to light and a rash which typically appears on the face and neck before spreading to the chest, arms and legs.

According to the BC Centre for Disease Control, measles is an extremely serious disease, with one in ten people who contract the virus being hospitalized. It can also lead to other health complications like pneumonia.

Anyone who experiences these symptoms can contact their primary care provider in order to book a measles test.

This comes after the BCCDC reported no new cases of measles within the Northern Health region during its most recent case count update, amid an outbreak of at least 160 cases across the province so far in 2025. Northern Health has reported 110 of those cases this year, nearly 70 per cent of the total.