South Carolina: 2025 Measles

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Source: https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news...outh-carolina/

DPH confirms case of measles in South Carolina
by: Ava Cartes
Posted: Jul 9, 2025 / 11:47 AM EDT
Updated: Jul 9, 2025 / 11:47 AM EDT


COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSAV) — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (SCDPH) has confirmed the first case of measles Wednesday morning.

A resident from upstate South Carolina was exposed to the virus during an international trip. DHS has confirmed they are currently isolating at home to prevent the spread...

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Source: https://www.live5news.com/2025/09/08...ate-this-year/

SC health department reports 3rd case of measles in state this year
By Patrick Phillips and Maitane Orue
Published: Sep. 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM EDT|Updated: 24 minutes ago

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Department of Public Health has confirmed the third case of measles in the state since July.

Officials said the patient is unvaccinated and did not have immunity from a previous measles infection.

“They do not have a specific, known exposure to someone with measles, but they did have a recent international trip to a country with an ongoing measles outbreak and were not contagious while traveling,” the agency said in a release...

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Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/news/...770533f7a.html

Fourth measles case reported in Upstate South Carolina, where numbers of unvaccinated are growing
By Tom Corwin
35 minutes ago

South Carolina saw its fourth measles case in 2025, and residents could be at increasing risk during upcoming travel because of ongoing outbreaks in the U.S. and abroad, the state epidemiologist said.

“This is a concern because we're seeing now more cases in the last few months in South Carolina than we had previously seen in the last seven years,” said Dr. Linda Bell of the state Department of Public Health.

The fourth confirmed case, announced Sept. 26, is an Upstate resident who was unvaccinated and had no previous exposure to measles...