US EditionState Confirms Measles Case in Upstate
PUTNAM COUNTY, INDIANA, JUL 9 – Health officials urge vaccination verification after Putnam County confirms measles case amid eight statewide cases in Indiana this year, with no current outbreak reported.
- Health officials in South Carolina have identified the state’s first measles case since September 2024 in an unvaccinated individual from the Upstate region, who is currently isolating at home.
- This case followed eight previous measles cases reported in Allen County, Indiana, bringing the statewide total to nine, though officials say there is no outbreak and the public risk remains low.
- Health officials are conducting contact investigations and urge everyone to review immunization records, discuss vaccination with providers, and recognize measles symptoms including high fever, rash, and respiratory issues.
- Medical experts emphasize that measles spreads quickly and can cause severe complications, but vaccination is more than 97 percent effective, with the MMR vaccine given in two doses to most children.
- Putnam County Health Officer Amos stresses that adults born after 1956 should confirm immunity with two vaccine doses or blood tests and that it is never too late to get vaccinated to protect families and communities.
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