Health Officials Confirm Additional Cases of Measles in the Upstate
The outbreak is linked to low vaccination rates in Spartanburg schools, which have the state's highest religious exemption rate at nearly 6%, health officials said.
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Spartanburg school is center of ongoing measles outbreak in SC
A Spartanburg County school is linked to seven cases of a measles outbreak in South Carolina, public health officials said. The county is home to eight of the 10 confirmed cases of the infection.
Two more measles cases identified in Spartanburg County
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) - Two more measles cases have been identified in connection to an ongoing measles outbreak in Spartanburg County, according to state officials. According to the South Carolina Department of Public Health, as of Tuesday, seven measles cases have been reported in Spartanburg County since September 25. An outbreak is defined as three or more cases of an infection disease that are linked to a common exposure. Measles …
DPH Confirms Locations of Spartanburg County Measles Outbreak - The Dillon County News, LLC
COLUMBIA, S.C. – After allowing a 48-hour period of parental notifications to be sent and received, the S.C. Department of Public Health (DPH) can confirm that two schools in Spartanburg County – Global Academy of South Carolina and Fairforest Elementary – have confirmed measles cases identified with the current outbreak and are taking appropriate measures to exclude potentially exposed students. A virtual-only statewide media briefing is schedu…
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