A nurse readies a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine in May 2025 at Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls. (Photo by Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight))
COLUMBIA — More than 130 people are in quarantine for measles exposure after infectious people visited schools, an airport and a church, the Department of Public Health said Friday.
Since Oct. 2, the state health department has reported 52 measles cases related to an outbreak in the Upstate, plus three unrelated cases. Of the eight new cases reported this week, four came from exposures to known measles patients. It is unknown how the remainder contracted the disease, according to the health department.
Ages of people diagnosed with measles
Under 5: 10 5-17: 31 18+: 6 Minors under 18 (age undisclosed): 5…