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South Carolina measles cases rise by nine to 153, state health department says
The outbreak in northwest South Carolina includes 153 cases, with 95% unvaccinated, leading to 249 quarantines and ongoing public health efforts to contain spread.
- On Dec 23, the South Carolina Department of Public Health reported nine new measles cases since Friday, raising the Upstate outbreak total to 153 in northwest South Carolina including Greenville and Spartanburg.
- The outbreak is driven largely by low vaccination, with 145 unvaccinated, three partially vaccinated, one fully vaccinated, and four of unknown vaccination status, DPH said; five new cases were household exposures and two linked to a school exposure.
- There are 249 people in quarantine and seven in isolation, with 34 under 5, 101 aged 5 to 17, 12 adults 18 and older, and six under 18; Linda Bell said, `Some have broken the quarantine recommendations, and so it remains a concern`.
- The U.S. faces losing its measles elimination status this year, the World Health Organization will decide in January, and health leaders urge widespread MMR vaccination to control the outbreak.
- Measles is highly contagious and contagious before rash appears, DPH advises notifying healthcare providers before care as clinical settings risk exposure; the disease is preventable with 95% vaccination coverage and two-dose MMR at 97% effectiveness.
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