South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH)

Force in Play

Managing the Spartanburg-centered measles outbreak and statewide vaccination push

Measles, the virus the U.S. declared vanquished in 2000, is back with a vengeance. In 2025 it has infected nearly 2,000 Americans, with runaway outbreaks now in South Carolina's Upstate and the Arizona–Utah border towns, forcing hundreds of mostly unvaccinated students and families into quarantine.

Updated May 11