Polk County child contracts measles after South Carolina visit, NCDHHS reports
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Key Points:
- A child in Polk County, North Carolina, contracted measles after traveling to Spartanburg County, South Carolina, amid a large measles outbreak; the child was unvaccinated but has since recovered.
- This is the second measles case in North Carolina in 2025 and the first linked to the South Carolina outbreak; health officials are working to identify potential exposure locations in Polk County between Dec. 18 and Dec. 26.
- Possible exposure sites include Polk Central Elementary on Dec. 18 and Mercy Urgent Care Foothills on Dec. 23; individuals who visited these locations during the specified times are advised to check their MMR vaccination status.
- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services recommends that unvaccinated
