PORTLAND, Ore. – Health officials in Oregon are on high alert following the state’s first confirmed measles cases of 2026 in Linn County.
According to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), two individuals have developed symptoms of the highly contagious virus.
Officials are urging anyone who visited Lebanon Community Hospital’s Emergency Department from 8:53 p.m. on January 6 to 7 a.m. on January 7, or Albany General Hospital’s Emergency Department from 4:59 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on January 7, to contact their healthcare provider immediately…