Two new cases of measles associated with the outbreak in Spartanburg County have been confirmed, the state Department of Public Health announced Oct. 24, bringing the total case count for the Upstate outbreak to 22 and the total state count since July to 25.

Like two of the four new cases DPH announced Oct. 21, the two most recent cases were among close contacts to known cases who have been quarantining at home.

To help combat further spread of the highly contagious measles virus, DPH has activated its Mobile Health Unit in Spartanburg County to offer the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine to unvaccinated individuals at no cost.

In a media briefing Oct. 21, state epidemiologist and Health Programs Branch Director Linda Bell said only seven MMR vaccines had been administered in the previous w

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