Georgia Warns of Measles Exposure at Perry Longhorn Steakhouse on Oct. 7
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Updated · WSB Atlanta · Oct 19
Georgia Warns of Measles Exposure at Perry Longhorn Steakhouse on Oct. 7
3 articles · Updated · WSB Atlanta · Oct 19
Summary
Georgia health officials said diners at the Longhorn Steakhouse on Hampton Court in Perry may have been exposed to measles after an infectious person ate there between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Oct. 7.
The alert stems from a measles case in Macon County earlier this month; investigators said the patient visited the restaurant while still contagious.
Anyone at the restaurant during that 3-hour window should check MMR vaccination status and watch for symptoms including fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes and a red rash.
Symptoms usually appear 1 to 2 weeks after exposure but can take up to 3 weeks, and officials noted the restaurant sits a few miles from the Georgia National Fairgrounds, which opened its fair the same day.