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South Carolina Declares Measles Outbreak Over After 997 Cases

4/28/2026

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Officials declared the South Carolina measles outbreak over on Monday after 42 days without new cases.
The outbreak was the nation’s largest in decades, sickening 997 residents.
Workers gave 82,000 vaccine doses from October to March, a rise of over 30% from the prior year.
Department sent 2,300 quarantine letters, made 1,670 investigation calls, isolated 874 students, while the United States recorded 1,792 cases and 22 new outbreaks this year.

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Officials declared the South Carolina measles outbreak over on Monday after 42 days without new cases.
The outbreak was the nation’s largest in decades, sickening 997 residents.
Workers gave 82,000 vaccine doses from October to March, a rise of over 30% from the prior year.
Department sent 2,300 quarantine letters, made 1,670 investigation calls, isolated 874 students, while the United States recorded 1,792 cases and 22 new outbreaks this year.