A months-long measles outbreak in South Carolina has ended, officials announced on April 27.
The last confirmed case related to the outbreak was reported on March 15. Officials had said that if 42 days elapsed without at least one new case linked to the outbreak, they would declare it over.
The period of time was double the number of days for an incubation period and would be a clear indication that the transmission chain was broken, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health.
Some 997 cases were ultimately linked to the outbreak, which started in mid-2025 in upstate South Carolina and primarily remained within Spartanburg County….