South Carolina is playing against Major League Baseball. measles outbreakresulting in hundreds of residents being quarantined.
The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) reported in a media briefing Wednesday that the number of current measles cases has reached 111 as part of the current outbreak in Spartanburg County.
DPH first reported a measles outbreak in the Upstate area on Oct. 2.
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The health department confirmed that 254 people are currently in isolation to prevent further spread of the infection, with 16 people in isolation.
“This significant spike in cases is unfortunate,” a DPH spokesperson said in a statement regarding the outbreak.
At Inman Middle School, 43 students were placed in quarantine after a public exposure was confirmed.
Eight other middle schools and middle schools in the area are also reportedly under quarantine. DPH said multiple students had to be quarantined twice due to repeated infections.
”Vaccinations will continue “This is the best way to prevent the disruption that measles is causing to people’s education, employment, other people’s lives and communities,” the spokesperson said.
Of the 111 confirmed cases, 105 had not been vaccinated. A DPH spokesperson said it is proven that vaccination within 72 hours can prevent measles infection.
Some cases are related to travel exposureother sources of infection are unknown, suggesting a measles outbreak in the community, DPH noted.
Connecticut also reported its first measles case in four years, according to the state Department of Public Health.
The department confirmed Thursday that an unvaccinated child under 10 in Fairfield County was diagnosed with measles after recent international travel.
After a few days, the child started showing symptoms such as a runny nose, cough, stuffy nose, fever, and rash, which started on the head and spread to other parts of the body.
The Connecticut DPH noted that measles is “highly contagious” and can spread quickly through the air through coughs and sneezes. The CDC estimates that 9 out of 10 unvaccinated people will become ill if they encounter an infected person. measles virus.
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More than 1,800 measles cases will be reported in 2025, the most since the United States declared the virus eradicated in 2000, and the most cases recorded in the past 30 years, according to the International Center for Vaccine Access.
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“The single best way to protect your children and yourself from measles is to get vaccinated,” DPH Secretary Dr. Manisha Jutani said in a statement. “The efficacy rate for one dose of measles vaccine is approximately 93%, and for two doses it is approximately 97%.”
