<div class="" data-article-body="true"><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">At least 124 new measles cases have been reported in South Carolina since last Friday, health officials said.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">This brings the total number of cases in the outbreak to 434. There are currently over 400 people in quarantine.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">South Carolina has been facing a measles outbreak since early October, with the majority of cases in Spartanburg County, which borders North Carolina.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words"><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/children-miss-early-vaccines-mmr-shot-age-2/story?id=128843493" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Children who miss early vaccines more likely to not get the MMR shot by age 2: Study;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Children who miss early vaccines more likely to not get the MMR shot by age 2: Study</a></p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">Over the last few days, health departments in <a href="https://dph.georgia.gov/press-releases/2026-01-12/dph-confirms-measles-case-georgia" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Georgia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Georgia</a>, <a href="https://www.linncountyor.gov/healthservices/page/states-first-measles-cases-2026-confirmed-linn-county" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Oregon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Oregon</a> and <a href="https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/news/public-relations-contacts/news-releases/virginia-health-officials-investigating-a-confirmed-measles-case-in-northern-region/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Virginia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Virginia</a> reported their states' first measles cases of 2026.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">It comes as the United States recorded its <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/us-measles-cases-surpass-2000-highest-30-years/story?id=128747603" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:highest number of measles cases;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">highest number of measles cases</a> since 1992. Last year, the U.S. saw 2,144 cases, with illnesses reported in 44 states.</p><figure class="relative mb-4"><div class="relative"><img alt="Julio Cortez/AP - PHOTO: A sign is seen outside a clinic with the South Plains Public Health District, Feb. 23, 2025, in Brownfield, Texas." loading="lazy" width="960" height="640" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="rounded-lg" style="color:transparent" src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/SKwc.0AOYPlt5_yLY4v7nQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/us.abcnews.go.com/55439005d7b68099405c63dd667565c9"><button aria-label="View larger image" class="group absolute bottom-0 size-full" data-ylk="elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;"><span class="absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none"><svg viewbox="0 0 22 22" aria-hidden="true" class="size-4 lg:size-6" width="22" height="22"><path d="M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z"></path></svg></span></button><dialog aria-label="Modal Dialog" aria-modal="true" class="fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden"></dialog></div><figcaption class="relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5"><div style="max-height:none;overflow:visible">Julio Cortez/AP - PHOTO: A sign is seen outside a clinic with the South Plains Public Health District, Feb. 23, 2025, in Brownfield, Texas.</div></figcaption></figure><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">Nearly 50 outbreaks occurred last year nationally, compared to 16 in 2024, and just four in 2023, CDC data shows. Almost 90% of cases were associated with outbreaks.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">At least three deaths were recorded in 2025, including two <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/child-measles-dies-texas-hospital-officials/story?id=120539137" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:among unvaccinated school-aged children in Texas;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">among unvaccinated school-aged children in Texas</a> and one <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/unvaccinated-new-mexico-resident-tests-positive-measles-after/story?id=119529919" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:among an unvaccinated adult in New Mexico;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">among an unvaccinated adult in New Mexico</a>, marking the first U.S. deaths from measles in a decade.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">The CDC currently <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/measles/vaccines/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:recommends;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">recommends</a> that people receive two doses of the MMR vaccine, the first at ages 12 to 15 months and the second between 4 and 6 years old. One dose is 93% effective, and two doses are 97% effective against measles, the CDC says.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words"><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/amid-growing-texas-outbreak-contagious-measles/story?id=119300039" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Amid growing Texas outbreak, how contagious is measles?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Amid growing Texas outbreak, how contagious is measles?</a></p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">In 2025, 93% of cases occurred among those who were unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown. The remaining 3% were among people who received one dose and 4% among those who received the recommended two doses.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">CDC data shows vaccination rates have been lagging in recent years. During the 2024-2025 school year, <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/schoolvaxview/data/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:92.5% of kindergartners received the MMR vaccine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">92.5% of kindergartners received the MMR vaccine</a>, according to data. This is lower than the 92.7% seen in the previous school year and the 95.2% seen in the 2019-2020 school year, before the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words"><em>ABC News' Youri Benadjaoud contributed to this report.</em></p></div>

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