arstechnica.com
A measles outbreak in South Carolina is rapidly worsening, with cases doubling in the past week to 434 total infections. Officials report that community transmission is surging, and contact tracing efforts are now struggling to keep up. The outbreak, concentrated in the Spartanburg area, has led to 409 people currently in quarantine and includes a recent exposure at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia. Health officials are urging vaccination, activating mobile health units to provide free MMR vaccines. Measles is highly contagious, infecting up to 90% of unvaccinated people exposed.
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