March 17 (Reuters) – Measles cases in South Carolina surged to 997 on Tuesday, state health data showed, including one additional infection since Friday. Officials have warned the widening outbreak could last weeks or months amid lagging vaccine uptake. Here are some details: * At least eight people are in quarantine after beingexposed to the […]
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Measles cases in South Carolina rise by one to 997, state health department says
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March 17 (Reuters) – Measles cases in South Carolina surged to 997 on Tuesday, state health data showed, including one additional infection since Friday.
Officials have warned the widening outbreak could last weeks or months amid lagging vaccine uptake.
Here are some details:
* At least eight people are in quarantine after beingexposed to the virus, and none in isolation * Of those infected, 932 were unvaccinated, 20 werepartially vaccinated, 26 were fully vaccinated and 19 hadunknown vaccination status * The outbreak, which began in October, has been centered inthe northwest part of the state, which includes Greenville andSpartanburg * South Carolina is taking the help of a dozeninfectious‑disease specialists from the CDC Foundation to helpmanage the nation’s largest measles outbreak in over 30 years * Most cases were reported in children in the 5-17 age groupfollowed by those below five years of age * As of March 12, 1,362 measles cases were reported in theUnited States in 2026, CDC’s latest data showed
(Reporting by Siddhi Mahatole in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel and Krishna Chandra Eluri)