Georgia health officials have confirmed a secondary case of measles in an unvaccinated metro Atlanta resident. The person is a family member of someone else who contracted measles outside the country in May, demonstrating how the highly contagious virus spreads from one person to another through close contact.

This marks the fifth measles case in Georgia this year. In 2024, the state reported six cases total.

The Georgia Department of Public Health moved quickly to contain the outbreak. People who may have been exposed to either patient have received the MMR vaccine or antibodies to reduce their risk of developing the disease. Those contacts are now being monitored for symptoms.

So far, no additional cases have been reported outside this family cluster.

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