South Carolina measles outbreak 'accelerating'
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Utah border are growing. In South Carolina, more than 250 people, including students from nine area elementary, middle and high schools are in quarantine.
Spartanburg's 'accelerating' measles outbreak has surpassed 100 cases. The underlying causes go beyond simple exposure into culture and experiences
South Carolina health officials on Friday confirmed an additional 15 new cases of measles since Tuesday, as the widening outbreak of the vaccine-preventable disease in the northwest part of the state has infected 126 people so far.
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.