Oregon Health Officials Confirm 1 Measles Case In Marion County

By Meerah Powell (OPB)
Portland, Ore. March 13, 2019 2:30 p.m.

The Oregon Health Authority identified one confirmed case of measles Tuesday in Marion County.

The case is linked to a person with measles who recently traveled through Marion County. It is not related to the ongoing outbreak in Clark County, Washington.

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Marion County health officials are also investigating one suspected case of measles with lab tests pending.

These are the locations and times that people may have been exposed to measles:

  • Youth With a Mission, 7085 Battle Creek Road SE, Salem, Feb. 18, 7 a.m. through March 11, 5 p.m.
  • Get Air Trampoline Park, 3910 Rickey St. SE, Salem, Feb. 21, 1:45-5 p.m.
  • Red Robin, 831 Lancaster Dr. NE, Salem, Feb. 21, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
  • Portland International Airport: Southwest Airlines check-in area and Concourse C, Feb. 22, 12:30–5 p.m.

Oregon public health officials are asking people to avoid immediately going to a medical office if they are not immune, have been exposed and have measles symptoms.

Instead, they are encouraging people to contact a health care provider by phone ahead of time to avoid exposing others in waiting rooms.

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