{"id":540329,"date":"2026-07-14T03:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T03:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/540329\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T03:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T03:58:09","slug":"oha-lists-new-portland-area-measles-exposure-sites-at-providence-clinics-and-ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/540329\/","title":{"rendered":"OHA lists new Portland-area measles exposure sites at Providence clinics and ERs"},"content":{"rendered":"

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) \u2014 Oregon health officials have identified three new measles exposure locations in the Portland metro area and are urging anyone who may have been exposed to contact a health care provider immediately.<\/p>\n

The Oregon Health Authority, along with Multnomah and Clackamas county public health officials, said people who were at the following locations during the listed times may have been exposed to someone with measles: <\/p>\n

Providence Immediate Care\u2014Happy Valley, 16180 SE Sunnyside Road, Suite 102, Happy Valley, between 7:42 a.m. and 10:22 a.m. Thursday, July 9.Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center emergency department, 1500 Division St., Oregon City, between 12:18 a.m. and 5:56 a.m. Friday, July 10.Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center emergency department, 1500 Division St., Oregon City, between 10:04 a.m. and 2:57 p.m. Saturday, July 11.Providence Portland Medical Center emergency department, 4805 NE Glisan St., Portland, between 1:39 p.m. and 4:57 p.m. Saturday, July 11.Providence Portland Medical Center emergency department, 4805 NE Glisan St., Portland, between 7:32 p.m. and 9:46 p.m. Sunday, July 12.<\/p>\n

Officials said anyone who was at those locations at the above times should notify their health care provider that they may have been exposed. Providers can assess overall risk based on vaccination history, age or laboratory evidence of prior infection.<\/p>\n

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Families without a primary care provider can establish care through one of Multnomah County’s seven primary care clinics or nine student health centers, which serve anyone ages 5 to 18, by calling 503-988-5558 to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n

Clackamas County residents can also make an appointment through a Clackamas County Health Center.<\/p>\n

ABOUT MEASLES<\/p>\n

Measles is a highly contagious respiratory virus that spreads through the air when an infected person breathes, speaks, coughs or sneezes. The virus can linger in the air for up to two hours and can infect up to 90% of unprotected close contacts. Complications can include pneumonia, brain inflammation and death.<\/p>\n

Nationwide, measles cases have been rising since early 2025. Nearly 2,300 cases were reported last year, with most occurring among unvaccinated children.<\/p>\n

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A graphic from the Oregon Health Authority shows the symptoms of Measles.<\/p>\n

Symptoms typically begin seven to 21 days after exposure and include cough, runny nose and conjunctivitis accompanied by a high fever. A rash usually follows, starting on the head or neck and spreading downward. People are contagious from four days before the rash appears until four days after.<\/p>\n

HA advises health care providers to report suspected cases immediately and consider post-exposure treatment for exposed patients. The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine can be given within 72 hours of exposure. Immunoglobulin may be administered within six days.<\/p>\n

For most people 6 months and older who are eligible for vaccination, receiving the MMR vaccine within 72 hours of exposure is recommended.<\/p>\n

Anyone not protected against measles is at risk, according to OHA. The agency encourages residents to check their vaccination status and contact a health care provider with questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) \u2014 Oregon health officials have identified three new measles exposure locations in the Portland metro…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":540330,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[163,521,85,46],"class_list":["post-540329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=540329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/540330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=540329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=540329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=540329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}