Measles Outbreak in South Carolina Forces Quarantine of 153 Children

None of the 11 people infected in South Carolina had been vaccinated for the disease, according to the state health department.

A sign reading 'measles testing' in Seminole, Texas, on Feb. 25, 2025. Sebastian Rocandio/Reuters

A measles outbreak in upstate South Carolina has forced more than 150 unvaccinated children out of the classroom and into quarantine, state health officials said.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health said in an Oct. 9 briefing that the state has recorded its 11th measles case of the year, after a new infection was confirmed in a child from Greenville County, the state’s most populous county.