The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed measles in an unvaccinated resident of metro Atlanta.
At this time, there is no known travel history or exposure to someone infected with measles. DPH is working to identify anyone who may have had contact with the individual while the individual was infectious.
Including this case, there have been seven measles cases in Georgia in 2026. There were 10 confirmed cases in the state last year.
For more information about measles, log on to https://dph.georgia.gov/epidemiology/acute-disease-epidemiology/vaccine-preventable-diseases/measles or https://www.cdc.gov/measles/index.html.