Atlanta Buckhead Midtown
- MEASLES OUTBREAK -
January 2025
UPDATE - March 2025
https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a case of measles in a resident of the metro Atlanta area who received healthcare treatment from January 19th to 24th, 2025.
The index patient was unvaccinated against measles and acquired the virus while traveling within the United States.
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Measles may be reported by calling 1-866-782-4584
(1-866-PUB-HLTH) at any time as well as afterhours on evenings and weekends.
DPH is working with specific healthcare facilities that this individual visited while infectious, to identify any persons who might have been exposed during those healthcare visits on Jan.19-24, 2025.
Most cases reported in 2024 have been in persons who had not received measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.
Therefore, DPH urges healthcare providers to maintain heightened awareness for patients with symptoms compatible with measles and recent domestic and international travel.
Clinical Presentation Measles is a highly contagious illness and spreads primarily person-to-person via aerosolized droplets.
The incubation period is typically 10 to 12 days but can range from 4 to 21 days. Measles typically begins with a prodrome of stepwise increasing fever (often as high as 104-105° F) accompanied by cough, coryza, and/or conjunctivitis. Koplik spots (tiny red spots with bluish-white centers on the buccal mucosa), which are diagnostic for measles, may appear 2-3 days before the rash and fade 1-2 days later. As fever peaks on day 4-5, a maculopapular rash typically appears on the face along the hairline and behind the ears, and then progresses downward to the chest, back, and extremities. Within 4-5 days, the rash fades in the same order that it appeared.
Reporting Measles is a notifiable disease, and suspect cases should be reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health (O.C.G.A. §31-12-2) immediately.
Do not await laboratory results before reporting.
Call your local District Health Office or the DPH Acute Disease Epidemiology Section at 404-657-2588 during business hours Monday through Friday, or 1-866-PUB-HLTH (1-866-782-4584) after hours on evenings and weekends.
For more information - https://employee-comms-choa.us.newsweaver.com/icfiles/203/1004036/1059592/534367/c7e43848ab2bbc856f1d568f/health_alert_measles_1.27.25_2.pdf
Photos courtesy of cdc.
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