According to the Department of Public Health, this is Georgia's first reported measles case this year. In 2024, there were six reported cases in the Peach State.

A metro Atlanta resident has been confirmed to have measles, according to the Department of Public Health.

ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed the first case of measles in the state for 2025. The infected individual, an unvaccinated metro Atlanta resident, contracted the virus while traveling within the United States and was infectious between Jan. 19-24.

Symptoms appear seven to fourteen days after exposure and typically include fever, cough running nose, and a rash.