South Carolina reports over a dozen new measles cases in the Upstate since Thanksgiving, with some linked to schools

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South Carolina reports over a dozen new measles cases in the Upstate since Thanksgiving, with some linked to schools. Fourteen new cases bring the state's total to 79 this year. Eight cases are linked to a church exposure, and three to a school setting. Exposures were identified at four schools, with hundreds of students now quarantined. Measles symptoms appear 7-21 days after exposure.


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