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Georgia Health Dept. looking for those who attended Church conf. in Washington State.
Individuals who attended a "Generation Church Conference" in Kirkland, Washington, in late March of this year.
Georgia health officials said Friday that they are trying to contact some state residents who attended a church conference near Seattle where they may have been exposed to the measles.
The Georgia Division of Public Health is trying to get contact information for residents who attended.
An unknown number of Georgia residents were among the 2,000 to 3,000 participants at the conference, said Donn Moyer, a spokesman at the Washington State Department of Health.
No measles cases have been reported in Georgia, though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday warned of several outbreaks across the United States. Unvaccinated children and infections brought in from foreign countries are fueling the spread of the highly contagious disease, the agency said.
Georgia's healthdepartment is working to raise awareness among the state's doctors ofthe measles outbreaks and reminding them to immediately report rashesso they can be investigated, said spokeswoman Taka Wiley.
By ALISON YOUNG
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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