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Largest U.S. measles outbreak in decades tied to vaccine-hesitant community in South Carolina

Records trace a 997-case measles outbreak to a vaccine-hesitant Ukrainian- and Russian-speaking community in South Carolina.

Published Jul 2, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT | WFMZZ

Healthbeat reports the largest U.S. measles outbreak in decades began in a vaccine-hesitant Ukrainian- and Russian-speaking community in South Carolina and resulted in 997 infections. Records detail how the disease spread within that community.