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3 more measles cases confirmed in Georgia

By Kimberly Wright, WSBTV.com
Measles Outbreaks Spread In U.S. NEW YORK - 1958: In this handout from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the skin of a patient after three days of measles infection is seen at a New York hospital in 1958. Measles outbreaks have been reported throughout the U.S., with the latest reported February 5, 2015 at a daycare in suburban Chicago where as many as five children under the age of one have been infected. (Photo by CDC via Getty Images) (Handout/Getty Images)
By Kimberly Wright, WSBTV.com

ATLANTA — Three additional measles cases have been confirmed in Macon County, the Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed Tuesday.

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All three new cases were close contacts of a previous case confirmed in Macon County last month.

With the new cases, there are now 28 confirmed measles cases in Georgia this year. Last year, 10 cases were confirmed in the state.

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Public health officials say vaccination is the best protection against measles.

Those with measles symptoms should reach out to the healthcare provider. Don’t go to a doctor’s office, hospital or any other healthcare facility without calling ahead, as measles is very contagious.

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