Metro Atlanta Family of 3 Tests Positive for Measles, Lifting Georgia's 2026 Total to 5
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Updated · FOX 5 Atlanta · May 19
Metro Atlanta Family of 3 Tests Positive for Measles, Lifting Georgia's 2026 Total to 5
10 articles · Updated · FOX 5 Atlanta · May 19
Three unvaccinated family members in metro Atlanta tested positive for measles after returning from international travel, triggering a Georgia public health contact-tracing investigation.
Health officials said the family was not contagious during the trip itself but may have exposed people after arriving home, and the state has not yet released flight details or places they visited.
Measles spreads through the air and can linger for up to two hours after an infected person leaves; symptoms typically appear 7 to 14 days after exposure and begin with fever, cough and runny nose before a rash.
Georgia has now confirmed 5 measles cases in 2026, versus 10 in all of 2025, as officials again urge MMR vaccination that provides about 95% protection after one dose and 98% after two.
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