Commonground
Senior Moderator
December 10, 2025
A preschool in a rural community north of Calgary is the site of a respiratory illness outbreak, as declared by Alberta Health Services (AHS) on Monday.
A letter from AHS’ public health, communicable disease control outbreak team is posted on the Crossfield Playschool Association Facebook page.
It reads “this is due to a cluster of children sick with respiratory symptoms.”
“Respiratory illness symptoms include: cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, loss or altered sense of taste/smell, runny nose, nasal congestion, fever, and may also include fatigue (significant and unusual), muscle ache/joint pain, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.”
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The Crossfield Playschool Association writes in the post a request for children to remain home for 24 hours or until symptoms have improved and they are free of fever, without the use of fever reducing medicine.
Educators are “required to report daily to AHS during the outbreak,” regarding the symptoms of children under its care.
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More information can be accessed by calling Health Link 811 or online at MyHealth.Alberta.ca.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/crossfield-alta-preschool-under-respiratory-illness-outbreak/
A preschool in a rural community north of Calgary is the site of a respiratory illness outbreak, as declared by Alberta Health Services (AHS) on Monday.
A letter from AHS’ public health, communicable disease control outbreak team is posted on the Crossfield Playschool Association Facebook page.
It reads “this is due to a cluster of children sick with respiratory symptoms.”
“Respiratory illness symptoms include: cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, loss or altered sense of taste/smell, runny nose, nasal congestion, fever, and may also include fatigue (significant and unusual), muscle ache/joint pain, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.”
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The Crossfield Playschool Association writes in the post a request for children to remain home for 24 hours or until symptoms have improved and they are free of fever, without the use of fever reducing medicine.
Educators are “required to report daily to AHS during the outbreak,” regarding the symptoms of children under its care.
-snip-
More information can be accessed by calling Health Link 811 or online at MyHealth.Alberta.ca.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/crossfield-alta-preschool-under-respiratory-illness-outbreak/