Major measles outbreak leads to hundreds quarantined in US county, officials say

South Carolina is facing a large measles outbreak, resulting successful the quarantine of hundreds of residents.

The South Carolina Department of Health (DPH) reported successful a media briefing connected Wednesday that the existent fig of measles cases has reached 111, arsenic portion of the existent Spartanburg County outbreak.

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DPH archetypal reported a measles outbreak successful the Upstate portion connected Oct. 2.

The wellness section confirmed that 254 radical are presently successful quarantine successful the Upstate region. (Getty Images)

The wellness section confirmed that 254 radical are presently successful quarantine and 16 are successful isolation to forestall further spread.

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"This important leap successful cases is unfortunate," a DPH spokesperson commented connected the outbreak.

Public vulnerability was identified astatine Inman Intermediate School, with 43 of their students successful quarantine.

Signs constituent the mode to measles investigating successful the parking batch of the Seminole Hospital District crossed from Wigwam Stadium connected Feb. 27, 2025 successful Seminole, Texas. "This important leap successful cases is unfortunate," a DPH spokesperson commented connected the existent outbreak. (Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)

Eight different intermediate and mediate schools successful the country are besides reportedly undergoing quarantine. The DPH said aggregate students person had to quarantine doubly owed to repetition exposure.

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"Vaccination continues to beryllium the champion mode to forestall the disruption that measles is causing to people’s education, to employment and different factors successful people’s lives and our communities," the spokesperson said.

"Vaccination continues to beryllium the champion mode to forestall the disruption that measles is causing," a DPH spokesperson said. (iStock)

Out of the 111 confirmed cases, 105 were unvaccinated. Receiving a vaccination wrong 72 hours has been shown to forestall measles infection, the DPH spokesperson noted. 

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Some cases are related to question exposure, portion others are from an chartless source, suggesting that measles is circulating successful the community, the DPH noted.