SOUTH FORSYTH – A third-grader at Sharon Elementary School who was initially diagnosed with what appeared to be the first case of measles in Forsyth County in possibly 25 years may not have the virus after all, officials said.“It’s not uncommon that [the initial results] pick up something that’s a different kind of virus,” said Nancy Nydam, spokeswoman for the Georgia Department of Public Health. The department was notified of the case and conducted additional testing that came back negative on Thursday.“The test done at the Public Health lab is considered one of the most definitive tests for measles,” Nydam said. “We have every reason to believe this will not be a case of the measles.” Out of an abundance of caution, she said, specimens have been sent to the Centers for Disease Control, or CDC, for a third set of testing, though it is “highly unlikely” the student has measles. The last confirmed case of measles in Georgia was in February. An infected infant brought it to Atlanta from outside of the United States, but there were no secondary cases spurring from that child, Nydam said. Prior to that, there had not been a confirmed case since 2012. The school system is waiting to officially notify parents of the 1,063 students until results come back from the CDC. Wednesday’s scare stemmed from a physician who reported the possible case to the county health department as required by procedure, said Jennifer Caracciolo, spokeswoman for the school district.“Maybe it created an inconvenience, but we followed procedure to protect the safety of our students,” Caracciolo said, “and the most important thing is that the child doesn’t have measles.”