South Carolina’s ongoing measles outbreak climbed by 13 cases in the past four days, including one in Lancaster County, the state Department of Public Health announced Feb. 10.
This brings the Upstate outbreak total to 933 with 235 people in quarantine and 16 in isolation.
According to DPH, the source for the Lancaster County case is still being investigated.
The health agency has also identified new school exposures at Libertas Academy and Inman Intermediate, and 23 individuals remain in quarantine at Lyman Elementary.
Vaccination continues to be the best way to combat the outbreak and slow the spread of the disease. Measles vaccines are available at many primary care provider offices, pharmacies and at DPH health clinics.
DPH will deploy a mobile health unit to Spartanburg County on Feb. 13 and March 3 to offer free MMR vaccines. The unit will be at Zion Hill Baptist Church, 34 Blackstock Road, Inman, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 13; and at Grace Community Church, 570 Magnolia St., Spartanburg, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 3.
For more information, visit dph.sc.gov/diseases-conditions/infectious-diseases/viruses-parasites-bacterial-infections/measles-rubeola.
