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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. Georgia successfully contained an outbreak of three measles cases early this year with an “all hands on ...
The Georgia Department of Public Health announced Friday it has confirmed a fifth case of measles this year. The new case ...
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a secondary case of measles in an unvaccinated metro Atlanta ...
ATLANTA, GA — Eight wastewater treatment locations in Georgia are part of testing for measles. Dr. Marlene Wolfe, Assistant ...
ATLANTA, GA — The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed another case of measles on Friday afternoon. This is in ...
Georgia reports 5 measles cases in 2025, all unvaccinated. Global travel and vaccine skepticism raise outbreak risks, despite ...
The new program is available for use at dozens of wastewater treatment plants in 40 states. In Georgia, they’ll be testing in ...
The Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed on Friday that a new case of measles has been detected, marking the fifth ...
Georgia’s fourth measles case in six months was announced in May. Here are a few ways to know if you’re infected and how you ...
Five Georgians have come down with cases of highly contagious measles this year, State Epidemiologist Dr. Cherie Drenzek said ...
Studies have found that vaccines are 97% effective at preventing measles infection. Officials in Western Texas and Atlanta are warning of measles outbreaks among communities with low vaccination ...