Measles outbreak in South Carolina tops 700 cases
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Spartanburg County is at the center of the largest measles outbreak since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000. Total cases have reached 847.
Just one year after the worst measles outbreak in the country began in West Texas, public health officials said the U.S. could lose its measles elimination status. Public health leaders from North Texas and Lubbock warn declining vaccination rates could increase risk of future measles outbreaks.