As of October 14, 2025 , the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed 16 total measles cases in the state since July, with 12 linked to an ongoing outbreak in the Upstate. This update follows the confirmation of five new cases among individuals who were already in quarantine after being exposed at school. Upstate outbreak details Case count : 16 total cases in 2025; 12 are associated with the Upstate outbreak. Concentration : Most outbreak cases are in Spartanburg County. Quarantined individuals : 139 students from Global Academy of South Carolina and Fairforest Elementary remain in quarantine at home due to school-related exposures. Officials noted that the five new cases were identified within this quarantined population, preventing further public exposure. Public exposure site : The DPH has identified the Crunch Fitness at 1332 S. Pleasantburg Drive in Greenville as a potential exposure location from September 30, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Anyone who was there during that time is advised to contact a healthcare provider. Community transmission : The DPH has stated that some cases have no known source, suggesting unrecognized community transmission. https://dph.sc.gov/diseases-conditions/infectious-diseases/viruses-parasites-bacterial-infections/measles-rubeola/2025 As of October 9th , that total has risen to 11 cases, mainly in the Spartanburg area, but there has been a case in Greenville, SC. https://dph.sc.gov/news/dph-confirms-states-11th-measles-case-greenville-county-eighth-related-current-outbreak On October 2nd , the South Carolina Department of Public Health (SCDPH) reported an outbreak of Measles in the Upstate of South Carolina, see https://dph.sc.gov/news/dph-confirms-measles-outbreak-upstate-region . They reported 5 cases in unvaccinated children, two cases without a known source, suggesting community spread. The counties Hendersonville Pediatrics serves are at an increased risk for a Measles outbreak due to lower than protective ("herd immunity") vaccination rates. At this time, in Henderson County, in children aged 5- 18, we are at +/- 80% MMR vaccination rate. It is generally accepted that a rate of 95% vaccinated against MMR is required for herd immunity to measles. There are many pockets in our counties where the vaccination rate is much lower. Babies under 6 months of age cannot be vaccinated for MMR. Babies 6 months to 11 months can receive MMR if there is a local outbreak or if traveling to a country/area where measles is common. Protective rates for measles if MMR given in the 6 to 11-month age are lower (83%). If someone enters one of our offices who we suspect has measles, we will have to close that office for 2 hours. Due to these above concerns, we have implemented some simple questions for our front staff to ask parents when scheduling sick visits. We will update this announcement as new information from the SCDPH is released.
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