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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。
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- 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。
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Measles cases in South Carolina rise by 2 to 993, state health department says
March 10, 2026 5:07 PM UTC / Reuters
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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.
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- 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
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