南卡罗来纳州麻疹病例增至993例,州卫生部门称新增2例


2026年3月10日 美国东部时间下午5:07 / 路透社

(图片说明:2026年2月6日,美国南卡罗来纳州斯巴达堡,南卡罗来纳州公共卫生部移动健康单元外的标识牌。路透社/杰拉·惠特菲尔德-安德森/资料图片 购买许可权,在新标签页打开)

3月10日(路透社)- 州卫生数据显示,南卡罗来纳州周二麻疹病例增至993例,其中自上周五最后一次更新以来新增2例。

官员们警告称,由于疫苗接种率滞后,此次不断扩大的疫情可能持续数周或数月。

订阅路透社健康动态新闻通讯,及时了解最新的医学突破和医疗趋势。点击此处注册。

  • 至少42人因接触病毒正在接受隔离,另有2人处于单独隔离状态。
  • 在感染病例中,927人未接种疫苗,19人部分接种,26人完全接种,21人的接种情况未知。
  • 此次疫情始于10月,主要集中在该州西北部,包括格林维尔和斯巴达堡地区。
  • 大多数病例报告来自5至17岁的儿童,其次是5岁以下儿童。
  • 据州卫生官员称,美国疾病控制与预防中心(CDC)流行病学情报服务部门的三名”疾病侦探”计划于本周抵达该州,协助分析疫情期间收集的数据。
  • CDC此举是在该机构新任代理主任杰伊·巴塔查里亚敦促美国人接种麻疹疫苗后采取的行动,他称这是预防该疾病的最佳保护措施。
  • 美国疾病控制与预防中心最新数据显示,截至3月5日,2026年美国已确认1281例麻疹病例。

报道:班加罗尔的帕德马纳班·阿南坦;编辑:维贾伊·基肖尔和艾伦·巴罗纳

Measles cases in South Carolina rise by 2 to 993, state health department says

March 10, 2026 5:07 PM UTC / Reuters

节点运行失败

A sign stands outside a South Carolina Department of Public Health Mobile Health Unit in Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S., February 6, 2026. REUTERS/Jayla Whitfield-Anderson/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

March 10 (Reuters) – Measles cases in South Carolina rose to 993 on ​Tuesday, state health data showed, including two ‌cases since the last update on Friday.

Officials have warned that the widening outbreak could last weeks or months amid lagging ​vaccine uptake.

Keep up with the latest medical breakthroughs and healthcare trends with the Reuters Health Rounds newsletter. Sign up here.

  • At least 42 people are in quarantine ​after being exposed to the virus, and ⁠another two people are in isolation.
  • Of those infected, 927 ​were unvaccinated, 19 were partially vaccinated, 26 were fully ​vaccinated and 21 had unknown vaccination status.
  • The outbreak, which began in October, has been centered in the northwest part of ​the state, which includes Greenville and Spartanburg.
  • Most cases ​were reported in children in the five-to-17 age group, followed by ‌those ⁠below five years of age.
  • Three “disease detectives” from the U.S. Centers for Disease and Control’s Epidemic Intelligence Service are scheduled to arrive in the state this week to ​help analyze data ​collected during ⁠the outbreak, according to state health officials.
  • Deployment of CDC staff comes after the ​agency’s new acting director, Jay Bhattacharya, urged Americans ​to ⁠get vaccinated against measles, saying it was the best protection against the disease.
  • There were 1,281 confirmed measles cases ⁠reported ​in the United States in ​2026, as of March 5, CDC’s latest data showed.

Reporting by Padmanabhan Ananthan ​in Bengaluru; Editing by Vijay Kishore and Alan Barona

评论

发表回复

您的邮箱地址不会被公开。 必填项已用 * 标注