Measles case confirmed in Upstate

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a case of measles in an Upstate resident who was recently aboard an international flight.

On Sept. 12, the DPH was notified by the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) of South Carolina residents who were on an international flight with a person who had measles.

The Upstate resident, who was among those exposed on the flight, is now confirmed to have measles from test results from DPH’s public health laboratory on Monday, Sept. 16.

DPH has conducted a contact investigation and is in the process of notifying people who may have been exposed in a health care setting.

No other possible exposures in the community have been identified according to officials.

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