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Northwest Georgia Public Health News

  1. DPH Confirms Three New Measles Cases in Georgia

    May 19, 2026 - 

     ATLANTA—The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed measles in three members of a metro Atlanta family. The family was not vaccinated and traveled internationally. While they were not infectious during travel, DPH is working to identify people who may have been exposed to measles through contact with these individuals once they returned home and developed symptoms.    

  2. DPH Confirms Measles Case in Georgia, MMR Vaccine is Safe and Effective in Preventing Measles

    February 23, 2026 - 

     ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed measles in an unvaccinated Bryan County resident. There is no history of international travel, but the individual recently traveled out of state. DPH is notifying individuals who may have been exposed to the virus and are at increased risk of developing measles.

  3. DPH Confirms Measles Case in Georgia, MMR Vaccine is Safe and Effective in Preventing Measles

    January 12, 2026 - 

    ATLANTA—The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a measles case in a baby too young to receive routine measles vaccination. The baby, who acquired the virus while traveling internationally, lives in the Coastal Health District. DPH is working to identify individuals who may have been exposed to measles through contact with the child.  

  4. DPH Confirms Three New Measles Cases, Close Contacts of Previous Case

    September 23, 2025 - 

    ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed three new measles cases in Georgia in 2025. The individuals are close contacts of the measles case that was confirmed on Sept. 11, 2025. Two of the individuals are unvaccinated, and the third has an unknown vaccination status. They are isolating at home.

  5. DPH Confirms Measles in Fulton County Resident

    September 12, 2025 - 

    ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed measles in an unvaccinated resident of Fulton County. There is no known international travel associated with this case. The individual is out of the infectious stage of the disease, but may have exposed others between September 2 and 11, 2025. 

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