South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates
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In South Carolina, parents struggle to deal with infections that have brought quarantines and remote learning. Health care workers are bracing for an increase in cases.
Spartanburg's 'accelerating' measles outbreak has surpassed 100 cases. The underlying causes go beyond simple exposure into culture and experiences
Measles outbreaks are spreading across the U.S., and the nation is likely to lose its status as a country where the disease is eliminated, something that infectious disease specialists say is
South Carolina health officials report 15 new measles cases in the Upstate, bringing the outbreak total to 126 and expanding school exposures to 11 campuses.
Spartanburg County's measles outbreak has some parents anxious about taking babies into public spaces where there could be exposures to the virus.
Nationally, the measles case count is nearing 2,000 for a disease that has been considered eliminated in the U.S. Many of those cases are in South Carolina.