US Edition27 New Measles Cases Detected in Spartanburg County
The Upstate outbreak has reached 111 cases, with 254 people quarantining and 16 in isolation, driven by low vaccination rates and religious exemptions, DPH said.
- On Tuesday, the South Carolina Department of Public Health reported 27 new measles cases since Friday, bringing the Upstate outbreak to 111 and the statewide total to 114 this year.
- Local public-health officials cite high religious vaccination exemptions and low rates in Spartanburg County, where school coverage is about 90 percent, and Greenville County, fueling measles spread.
- In the Upstate outbreak, officials identified household, school and health-care exposures, with 16 cases linked to the Way of Truth Church in Inman; 254 people are in quarantine and 16 in isolation.
- On December 4, the South Carolina Department of Public Health began notifying potentially exposed Inman Intermediate School staff and students, urging families to monitor symptoms, and students in quarantine are set to return December 15 if well.
- Measles spreads so easily that up to 90 percent of unvaccinated people contract it, the virus lingers airborne for up to two hours, and national measles cases near 2,000 this year.
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27 new measles cases detected in Spartanburg County
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) - State officials have identified 27 news cases of measles in Spartanburg County and possible exposures at another Spartanburg County school. The South Carolina Department of Public Health reported on Tuesday 27 new cases of measles have been confirmed since last Friday. The total number of cases related to the Upstate [...]
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