SC measles outbreak has gone berserk: 124 cases since Friday, 409 quarantined
Ars Technica • • general
Key Points:
- South Carolina's measles outbreak, which began in October, has rapidly escalated to 434 cases, doubling in just one week, with 409 people currently quarantined.
- Health officials are providing biweekly updates and have reported significant weekly increases, including 124 new cases since last Friday.
- Efforts to increase vaccination rates have had limited success, prompting the deployment of a mobile health unit offering free MMR and flu vaccines in Spartanburg, the outbreak's epicenter.
- Officials warn of difficulties in tracing cases as exposures continue, including a recent incident at the South Carolina State Museum where an infected individual unknowingly exposed visitors.
- The outbreak risks surpassing last year's significant Texas measles outbreak, which totaled 762
