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South Carolina quarantines 254 people as measles cases surge
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South Carolina health officials say a measles outbreak is growing amid holiday travel and low vaccination rates, and they warn the spread could continue for weeks.
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As multiple measles outbreaks simmer across the United States, cases are accumulating nearly as quickly as when the West Texas outbreak was at its peak this spring.
Nearly 50 new measles cases were reported in the United States on Tuesday, driven largely by expanding outbreaks in Arizona and South Carolina, according to state health departments. South Carolina added 27 cases linked to its Upstate outbreak, according to the South Carolina Department of Public He…
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials said Wednesday
South Carolina officials report 111 measles cases in Spartanburg County outbreak, with 254 people quarantined and multiple schools affected by the health crisis.
Measles outbreaks in South Carolina and on the Arizona-Utah border are growing. In South Carolina, more than 250 people, including students from nine area elementary, middle and high schools are in quarantine. For some, it's the second time they have been quarantined since the outbreak began.
A state epidemiologist said the spike in cases came in the wake of Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations. At least 16 cases were traced to a church.
More than 250 people who were exposed to measles, including dozens of school-age children, are quarantining in South Carolina as the state wrestles to contain an outbreak that has sickened more than 110 people.
The outbreak shows no signs of slowing, likely because of the affected area’s “lower-than-hoped-for vaccination coverage,” a state health official said.
South Carolina's measles outbreak is "accelerating" in the wake of Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations, an epidemiologist for the state's Department of Public Health warned Wednesday, after authorities traced a sizable outbreak to a church in the state's northwest.
Measles outbreaks are growing along the Utah-Arizona border and in South Carolina, where hundreds are in quarantine.Between Friday and Tuesday, South Carolina health officials confirmed
South Carolina health officials say a measles outbreak is growing amid holiday travel and low vaccination rates, and they warn the spread could continue for weeks.
South Carolina health officials today confirmed an additional 15 new cases of measles since Tuesday, as the widening outbreak of the vaccine-preventable disease in the northwest part of the state has infected 126 people so far.
South Carolina health officials report 15 new measles cases in the Upstate, bringing the outbreak total to 126 and expanding school exposures to 11 campuses.
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