Measles outbreak reaches a major South Carolina college campus

The South Carolina measles outbreak has dispersed to Clemson University.

The state's Department of Public Health informed Clemson unit of a "confirmed lawsuit of measles" successful an idiosyncratic associated with the university, according to an update from the schoolhouse published connected Saturday.

"The idiosyncratic has isolated, per DPH requirements, and DPH is conducting interaction tracing with individuals who whitethorn person been exposed and outlining isolation and quarantine protocols," the schoolhouse stated.

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Individuals thought to beryllium exposed to the microorganism volition beryllium contacted via email astir quarantining.

Officials are reporting 558 cases of measles centered astir Spartanburg County successful the existent outbreak.

The state's Department of Public Health informed Clemson unit of a confirmed lawsuit of measles successful an idiosyncratic associated with the university. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Some cases are travel-related exposures oregon adjacent contacts with known cases, according to the DPH.

Other cases person nary identified source, suggesting that measles is circulating successful the assemblage and could dispersed further.

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"Over the past 7 to 9 days, we've had upwards of implicit 200 caller cases. That's doubled conscionable successful the past week," Dr. Johnathon Elkes, an exigency medicine doc astatine Prisma Health successful Greenville, South Carolina, said during a media briefing connected Friday.

"We consciousness similar we're truly benignant of staring implicit the edge, knowing that this is astir to get a batch worse."

Nearly 98% of main field Clemson students person provided impervious of immunity, according to the astir caller information from Student Health Services. (Mike Comer/Getty Images)

Nearly 98% of main field Clemson students person provided impervious of immunity, according to the astir caller information from Student Health Services.

"The health, information and well-being of Clemson’s field assemblage remains our highest priority," the schoolhouse noted.

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Measles is highly contagious, according to the Center for Disease Control. If 1 idiosyncratic has it, up to 9 retired of 10 radical volition go infected if not protected.

"We consciousness similar we're truly benignant of staring implicit the edge, knowing that this is astir to get a batch worse."

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A idiosyncratic infected with measles is contagious for 4 days earlier and aft a rash begins. Isolation of an actively infectious lawsuit lasts until 4 afloat days person passed aft the onset of the rash. 

Dates of isolation are determined by DPH, according to the assemblage property release.

If a idiosyncratic without documented immunity receives a dose of MMR vaccine wrong 72 hours aft the past exposure, they bash not person to quarantine, officials say. (iStock)

Quarantine for measles is reserved for exposed individuals without documented immunity, and lasts for 21 days aft the past exposure, per DPH guidelines.

If a idiosyncratic without documented immunity receives a dose of the MMR vaccine wrong 72 hours aft the past exposure, they bash not person to quarantine.

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The assemblage besides claims to person antecedently provided guidance to students, module and unit regarding measles preparedness. 

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More accusation is disposable connected the Student Health Services website and done the South Carolina Department of Public Health’s measles updates.