US EditionMeasles Fades in South Carolina as Utah Battles Its Own Spike
Utah has 386 cases this year and 47 hospitalizations as South Carolina nears the end of its outbreak, officials said.
- South Carolina public health officials reported no new measles cases in their latest weekly update, signaling that the state's largest outbreak in at least two decades may be nearing its end.
- The outbreak, totaling about 1,000 cases, concentrated in Spartanburg County where dropping vaccination rates eroded herd immunity protection; officials have not documented a new case since March 17.
- Meanwhile, Utah now faces the country's most active outbreak with 386 cases recorded this year, including 93 cases in Utah County and 62 in Salt Lake County.
- The Pan American Health Organization recently delayed its April 13 review of the United States' measles elimination status, as 17 outbreaks this year threaten the nation's standing.
- To formally declare the outbreak over, South Carolina must go 42 consecutive days without a new case, while policymakers debate whether vaccination represents individual freedom or public health necessity.
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Utah now ‘epicenter’ of U.S. measles outbreak
A University of Utah health clinic with a sign warning of measles is pictured in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2025. (McKenzie Romero/Utah News Dispatch)With more than 121 measles cases reported in the last three weeks while South Carolina hasn’t seen any new cases, Utah’s measles outbreak is now the most active in the U.S. In total, 583 confirmed measles cases have been reported to Utah health officials since the outbreak began last year. Of those…
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ussanews.comMeasles fades in South Carolina as Utah battles its own spike
South Carolina public health officials reported no new measles cases in their latest weekly update, signaling that the state’s largest outbreak in at least two decades may be nearing its end. Meanwhile, Snohomish County Health Department, in Washington State, declared earlier this week that the outbreak that began in January is over. Utah now has the most active outbreak in the country. Health officials reported 24 new cases in the past five day…
Utah reports 583 measles cases in largest outbreak since 1976
UTAH — Measles cases in Utah continue to rise, with 583 total cases reported as of April 8, according to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services Office of Communicable Diseases. So far in 2026, 386 cases have been reported — nearly double the 197 cases recorded last year. Health officials say the current outbreak, which began in June 2025, is the largest in Utah since 1976. There were 121 cases reported in just the last 3 weeks. Cases …
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