India, Oct. 21 -- The Georgia Department of Public Health issued an alert over a potential public measles exposure after an infected individual visited a LongHorn Steakhouse in Perry, Macon County, on the night of Oct. 7, according to a report by Shamik Banerjee updated on Oct. 20, 2026. The alert followed the Department of Public Health’s Oct. 13 statement confirming a measles case in Macon County and tracing it to Pennsylvania.

Exposure location and time window

The Department of Public Health said the infected individual visited the LongHorn Steakhouse in Perry on Oct. 7.

The alert warned that anyone who visited the restaurant during the following window may have been infected:

* Date: Oct. 7 * Time: 7 pm EDT to 10 pm EDT * Location: ...