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Georgia health officials flag Perry restaurant after measles case
Anyone who was at the LongHorn Steakhouse on Hampton Court in Perry from 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 7 may have been exposed to measles. Officials advise checking vaccination status and watching for symptoms for up to three weeks after exposure.
Georgia health officials are alerting people who visited a Perry restaurant on the evening of Oct. 7 that they may have been exposed to measles by a person who was infectious at the time.
The possible exposure was at the LongHorn Steakhouse on Hampton Court between 7 and 10 p.m., according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. The patient was connected to a measles case in Macon County reported earlier in October.
People who were at the restaurant during those hours should check whether they are vaccinated against measles and watch for symptoms, the department said. Symptoms can include a high fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes and a red rash. They usually begin one to two weeks after exposure, but may take as long as three weeks to appear.
Measles spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes and is highly contagious. The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is the best protection, health officials say.
The restaurant is a few miles from the Georgia National Fairgrounds, where the Georgia National Fair opened Oct. 7. Officials have not said that the fair was part of the identified exposure.