A Beaufort County adult has tested positive for measles and the South Carolina Department of Health (DPH) has released a list of sites where others may have come into contact with the highly contagious, viral disease.
In a press release issued June 11, a day after a lab confirmed the disease, Dr. Brannon Traxler, interim DPH director wrote, “it is critical that healthcare providers and the public be aware of the symptoms associated with this disease and take immediate action if they encounter or experience them.”
DPH noted the person’s vaccination status was unconfirmed. They did not have immunity from a previous measles infection after seeking healthcare on June 6, DPH said…