(Salem, OR) -- An eighth measles case has been confirmed in Marion County and testing is underway on a ninth patient. The confirmed case is an unvaccinated child who was diagnosed on July 23rd. The presumptive case is in the same household as a previous measles patient. There is no known connection between any of the confirmed cases, and no public exposure has been identified. Measles is highly contagious. The virus can remain in the air up to two hours after an infected person has left the room. One in five unvaccinated people who get measles require hospitalization.