The Georgia Department of Public Health announced Friday it has confirmed a fifth case of measles this year.
The new case involves a metro Atlanta resident who is related to a person who acquired measles abroad and whose infection was confirmed in May, DPH spokesperson Nancy Nydam Shirek said. Neither had been vaccinated for measles.
The department did not disclose the identity or age of the patients. Nydam Shirek said officials will monitor about a dozen people who may have been exposed for another week and have administered measles vaccines and antibodies to reduce the risk of spread…