The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports:
Read the full article.Infectious disease specialists throughout Georgia have worked rapidly over the past few weeks to respond to a measles outbreak in the metro Atlanta area, according to the Gwinnett, Newton, and Rockdale Public Health Departments.
At the Gwinnett County Board of Health meeting Monday, epidemiology program manager Keisha Francis-Christian provided more information about how local health agencies have responded to the outbreak involving three members of the same family who were not vaccinated against measles.
As a result of those visits, Francis-Christian and other epidemiologists have identified over 300 people who were exposed to the contagious person. She said residents in over 20 counties have been impacted by the disease investigation, including at least 114 in Gwinnett County.