Axios - South Carolina's surging measles outbreak has brought cases to North Carolina and Ohio among families who traveled over the holidays to the outbreak area in the northwestern part of the state, AP reported.
It's proof that the hundreds of people in quarantine don't constitute everyone who was exposed, with potentially hundreds more unaware they should be isolating if they're not immune to the virus...
- The South Carolina Department of Public Health issued an alert to health providers about the importance of heightened awareness for measles and recommended measures for the use of masks and rapid isolation.
- The state has ruled out vaccine mandates to control the spread, emphasizing that vaccination is a personal choice.
South Carolina is one of two major outbreaks in the U.S., along with a region on the Utah-Arizona border. Both are outlying areas where vaccination rates were below the 95% threshold public health authorities say is necessary to contain the virus' spread.
- The risk of spillover has increased with holiday travel. North Carolina has logged five new measles cases since late December, and Ohio last week reported three infected individuals, all children from a single household, who traveled to the outbreak epicenter.
What's ahead: With more than 2,100 confirmed cases for 2025 and new cases rising, the U.S. could be on track to lose its measles "elimination status" by the end of January.
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