The measles outbreak in South Carolina is on the decline, one of the state’s top health officials said on Feb. 18.
“We are seeing a slowing,” Dr. Linda Bell, South Carolina’s state epidemiologist, told reporters during an online press conference.
South Carolina Measles Outbreak ‘Slowing,’ Health Official Says
The outbreak has been ongoing since 2025.
A sign outside a South Carolina Department of Public Health Mobile Health Unit in Spartanburg, S.C., on Feb. 6, 2026. Jayla Whitfield-Anderson/Reuters
