The ongoing Upstate measles outbreak has reached Greenville County with the first confirmed case being reported at Crestview Elementary School in Greer.
Students and staff were notified about the case Jan. 14 by letter from the state Department of Public Health. Staff and families were advised they may have been exposed Jan. 6, and that students and staff required to quarantine were being contacted individually.
According to Greenville County Schools spokesman Tim Waller, the district was also notified a bus route serving students from Greer Middle and Greer High schools was also exposed. He said the parents of those students were contacted individually and all parents and staff at both schools were notified of the exposure.
A DPH spokesperson said Jan. 15 that the department was investigating the source of the Greenville County case and needed to complete notifications of those impacted before releasing investigation results to the public.
In a media update on the measles outbreak Jan. 14, state epidemiologist Linda Bell said ongoing and in many cases unidentified community spread of the virus means the measles outbreak is likely to accelerate further.
As of the Jan. 14 update, the outbreak total had reached 434 cases.
