3 cases of rare brain disease reported in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three cases of a rare, fatal brain disease have been reported by public health officials in Oregon's Hood River County.

The cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease have been confirmed over the last eight months, and it's unclear if these cases are linked at this time, according to the Hood River County Health Department on Friday.

The Oregonian/OregonLive, which was the first to report on the cases, says two of the cases have resulted in deaths. Nexstar's...