The spike in measles cases reported this week by the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is "alarming," said state epidemiologist Linda Bell in a Dec. 3 media briefing.

On Dec. 2, DPH reported that 14 new cases of measles had been identified in Spartanburg County. This included exposures at four additional schools ― Hendrix Elementary, Tyger River Elementary, Mabry Middle, and Chapman High ― leading to the quarantining of 75 students.

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