ATLANTA, Ga. (WTOC) - Three more Georgia residents have contracted measles, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH).

In a news release, the DPH said the three new cases are close contacts of a previous case detected in Fulton County from early September.

Two of individuals are unvaccinated, while the vaccination status of the third is unknown. All three are now isolating at home.

The DPH says as of Tuesday, 268 close contacts of the confirmed cases have been identified.

Georgia now has 10 reported measles cases in 2025, four more than the total number of cases in 2024.

The Georgia DPH says the best way to stay protected from measles is to get vaccinated.

What measles symptoms look like

Measles symptoms appear 7 to 14 days after contact with the virus and typical

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