Overview

• The U.S. has recorded 1,563 confirmed measles cases across 42 states as of Oct. 7, the highest annual total in more than three decades.
• South Carolina officials say at least 153 unvaccinated students exposed at two Spartanburg County schools are in 21-day quarantine, and the state has confirmed its 11th case this year.
• State epidemiologists in South Carolina warn of unrecognized community transmission and urge residents to get the measles vaccine.
• Minnesota’s total rose to 20 after two cases confirmed Oct. 12 in unvaccinated children likely infected by an unvaccinated adult, with adults identified as the source for most pediatric cases.
• Utah reports 55 cases and six hospitalizations and detects wider spread in wastewater, while Arizona has 63 cases; nationwide the CDC has logged 44 outbreaks, with most infections in the unvaccinated and 27% in children under 5.