Patient With Measles Brought to Atlanta

Doctors at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston are treating an infant who contracted the potentially deadly measles virus, WSB-TV says.

The infant was flown to Atlanta from overseas, according to the station. Health officials are now working backwards to find anyone who may have been exposed to the infant and the virus.

Measles can be prevented through vaccination, but infants below six months old cannot be immunized. Health officials report that 98 percent of all Georgia children entering kindergarten are up to date on their shots, WSB-TV reports.

This is the 11th measles case reported in Georgia since 2002, WSB-TV says. All cases since 2002 have been imported or transmitted by an imported patient.