Hundreds in quarantine as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates [View all]

South Carolina’s measles outbreak is “accelerating” in the wake of Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations, an epidemiologist for the state’s Department of Public Health (DPH) warned Wednesday, after authorities traced a sizable outbreak to a church in the state’s northwest.
Of the 111 measles cases recorded in that area, known as the Upstate region, 105 involved people who were unvaccinated while three involved those who were partially vaccinated, state epidemiologist Linda Bell said at a news briefing. At least 254 people had been placed in quarantine as of Tuesday, 16 of whom are in isolation, the DPH said in a news release.
Bell said that 27 new cases had been reported since Friday, bringing the total reported to the DPH this year to 114. “Accelerating is an accurate term. That is a spike in cases we are concerned about,” she said in response to a question from a reporter, adding that South Carolina has “lower than hoped for” vaccination coverage.
At least 16 of those new cases were traced back to a recent outbreak at the Way of Truth Church in Inman, which Bell said has since been “very helpful” in cooperating with the health department’s recommendations.

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