The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has identified an Eastern Iowa hotel where an Illinois resident stayed during an infectious period with measles.
Comfort Inn and Suites, 2100 Swan Lake Blvd., Independence, was where the person stayed between Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., through Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 9 a.m., according to the health department. A desk clerk at the hotel said she was told nothing as of late Friday, March 13, and no manager was available for comment.
The department did not indicate why their announcement was more than a week after the potential measles exposure occurred, but noted the Illinois Department of Public Health reported the Illinois resident with confirmed measles had traveled to Iowa during their infectious period…