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Measles Case in NC Connected to Upstate Outbreak, DPH Says
An unvaccinated child linked to the South Carolina outbreak visited multiple public locations during the infectious period, prompting health officials to urge vaccination.
- On Dec. 31, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced a measles case in an unvaccinated child in Polk County who recently visited Spartanburg County sites tied to an Upstate South Carolina outbreak.
- Public-Health coordination between North Carolina and South Carolina continues as the Upstate South Carolina outbreak tied to Spartanburg County involves 176 cases, officials say.
- Health officials are tracing contacts from Dec. 23, 2026, at Mercy Urgent Care Foothills and Polk Central Elementary , asking those visitors to review their MMR vaccination status.
- NCDHHS advises unvaccinated people aged one and older to get the Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine; exposed individuals will be evaluated for immunity, and symptomatic people should limit contact and call ahead.
- Given this year's hospitalizations and deaths, health officials cite high stakes for local spread, with CDC reporting 2,065 confirmed measles cases as of Dec. 30, 2025, and measles' high contagion risk.
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Child presumed positive for measles in North Carolina
RALEIGH, NC (News Release) — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced a case of measles in an unvaccinated child in Polk County. The child had visited locations in Spartanburg County, South Carolina linked to a large ongoing measles outbreak in Upstate South Carolina. The child developed symptoms of measles before Christmas and has since recovered. To protect the family’s privacy, no additional information about…
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News & RecordFirst pediatric measles case confirmed in NC; child exposed in Upstate SC
The child, who has not been vaccinated for measles, has recovered from the exposure. N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said 90% percent of unvaccinated individuals who are exposed to measles will become infected.
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