PERRY, Ga. — Diners at a Longhorn Steakhouse restaurant in central Georgia may have been exposed to measles, Georgia health officials say.
The Georgia Department of Public Health says it has been tracking potential exposures linked to a measles case in Macon County earlier this month.
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Investigators determined that, although still contagious, this patient had visited the Longhorn Steakhouse in nearby Perry around dinner time.
They say anyone who visited the Longhorn Steakhouse at Hampton Court in Perry between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. on October 7 should check their vaccination status and monitor for measles symptoms.
Measles is highly contagious and is spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
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Symptoms, including high fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes and a red rash, usually appear one to two weeks after exposure but can take up to three weeks.
The restaurant is located just a few miles from the Georgia National Fairgrounds, which opened the Georgia State Fair on the same day.
Georgia health officials say the MMR vaccine is the best protection against measles.
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