The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed measles in three residents of the metro Atlanta area. All three individuals are members of the same family. Two cases of measles were confirmed 1/13/2019 and the third measles case was confirmed 1/26/2019. All three individuals are now out of the infectious stage of the disease. These individuals were not vaccinated.
Although the risk of becoming sick is low, DPH has notified individuals who might have been exposed to the virus and are potentially at increased risk for developing measles. Outside of the family noted above, there are no reports of secondary cases of measles.
DPH urges healthcare providers to maintain heightened awareness for patients with measles or symptoms of measles. Anyone who becomes sick or thinks they may have been exposed to measles should contact their health care provider immediately and let them know that you may have been exposed to measles. DO NOT go to the doctor’s office, the hospital or a public health clinic without FIRST calling to let them know about your possible contact with measles.
For more information about measles, click here https://www.cdc.gov/measles/index.html
The flu season in Georgia begins in early October and can run as late in the year as May. The Georgia Department of Public Health recommends these practical steps to stay influenza-free during the fall and winter.
The single most effective way to prevent the flu is the flu vaccine. DPH urges Georgians to get vaccinated against flu. It takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against the flu, so it’s important to take preventive measures now.
If you do get sick and think you may have the flu, contact your health care provider right away. There are medications that can be used to treat flu but they are most effective when taken within 48 hours of the onset of flu symptoms.
For more information on preventing the flu, visit dph.georgia.gov/seasonal-flu-influenza.
You can also track flu activity in Georgia at dph.georgia.gov/flu-activity-georgia.
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J. Patrick O’Neal, M.D. was appointed Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health July 7, 2017, by Governor Nathan Deal.
In addition to his role of commissioner, Dr. O’Neal serves as the director of Health Protection for the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), where he has oversight responsibility for Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Trauma, Emergency Preparedness, Epidemiology, Infectious Disease, Immunizations and Environmental Health.
Since 2002, Dr. O’Neal has served as the medical director for the Office of EMS/Trauma in the Georgia Division of Public Health under the Department of Community Health (DCH). For 29 years prior, he practiced emergency medicine at DeKalb Medical Center in Decatur. In his final seven years at DeKalb Medical Center, he served as the regional medical director for EMS throughout the Greater Atlanta area. Dr. O’Neal formerly served as director of the Outpatient Clinic at the Medical Center of Central Georgia for two years before his work at DeKalb.
He completed an undergraduate program at Davidson College in North Carolina and received his medical education at the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. Following medical school, he completed a rotating internship at Providence Hospital, Portland, Oregon, before entering the United States Air Force for training in flight medicine. Dr. O’Neal served as a flight surgeon in Viet Nam in 1970-71.
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ATLANTA – The Board of Public Health will hold its January meeting for the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019.
WHEN: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019
ATLANTA- The Georgia Department of Education and the Georgia Department of Public Health are partnering to recognize Red Ribbon Week, and to encourage students to live healthy, drug free lives. Red Ribbon Week is Oct. 23-31, 2018.
