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Hundreds quarantined in South Carolina measles outbreak
Over 250 people, mostly unvaccinated, are quarantined amid a rapid measles surge in Upstate South Carolina, driven by low vaccination rates and holiday travel, officials said.
- On Dec. 10 the South Carolina Department of Public Health reported 111 measles cases since early October, with at least 254 quarantined residents and 16 isolated.
- Health officials said the rise stems from Thanksgiving travel and holiday gatherings and lower-than-expected vaccine coverage in local communities with low MMR coverage.
- Health investigators found 105 unvaccinated cases and three partially vaccinated, tracing multiple infections to the Way of Truth Church in Inman, Spartanburg County.
- Some students now face a second 21-day quarantine, officials expect transmission for weeks, and mobile health clinics were deployed locally with low turnout.
- The CDC reported 1,912 measles cases this year linked to 47 outbreaks, and experts caution the U.S. could lose WHO elimination status if transmission lasts 12 months.
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