Measles cases confirmed in child in Greenville County + timeline of Upstate cases

150 Spartanburg County students quarantined as measles continues to spread in SC

A nurse readies a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine in May 2025 at Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls. (Photo by Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight))COLUMBIA — More than 150 unvaccinated students in Spartanburg County have been told to stay home from school as a measles outbreak continues to spread, South Carolina Department of Public Health officials said Thursday. Seven people have contracted measles in an outbreak involving studen…

Measles cases confirmed in child in Greenville County + timeline of Upstate cases

Health officials in South Carolina confirmed Thursday that there are now 11 confirmed cases of measles in the state.

11th measles case confirmed in South Carolina

The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed the state’s 11th measles case of 2025, involving a child in Greenville County.

DPH confirms 11th measles case in Upstate, set to address outbreak

An 11th case of measles has been confirmed in the Upstate, the Department of Public Health (DPH) announced Thursday.

2 Spartanburg elementary schools are tied to ongoing South Carolina measles outbreak

Spartanburg County has the highest rate of religious exemptions from vaccine requirements in the state at around 6%, representing about 3,200 kids. The last measles outbreak in the state was 2018.

Measles outbreak confirmed in two Spartanburg County schools

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) - The Department of Public Health has confirmed that two Spartanburg County Schools have had reported cases of measles. Global Academy of South Carolina and Fairforest Elementary, in District 6, have confirmed cases linked to the current outbreak. Both schools said they’re taking precautions by excluding students who may have been exposed, including identifying and temporarily excluding them from school activities…