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TUESDAY MEASLES UPDATE: DPH Reports 27 New Measles Cases in Upstate, Bringing Outbreak total to 111, Additional School Exposures
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Dec. 9, 2025COLUMBIA, S.C. ― The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is reporting 27 new cases of measles in the state since Friday, bringing the total number of cases in South Carolina related to the Upstate outbreak to 111 and the total number reported to DPH this year to 114.
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Rabid Raccoon Confirmed in Lexington County; One Pet Exposed
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Dec. 3, 2025COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed that a raccoon found near N Stonehedge and Brookshire drives in Columbia, S.C., has tested positive for rabies. No people are known to have been exposed at this time. One dog was exposed and will be quarantined as required in the South Carolina Rabies Control Act.
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DPH Confirms 2025 Season’s First Flu-related Death in South Carolina
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Dec. 3, 2025COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) announced today that the state has suffered its first influenza-associated death of the season, underscoring the seriousness of the disease as it circulates in our communities.
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View AllTrauma Advisory Council Meeting - Friday, Dec. 12, 2025
Agenda
- Call to Order - Dr. Brian Thurston
- FOIA Notification - Allison McElveen
- Roll Call - Allison McElveen
- Review Previous Minutes - Dr. Brian Thurston
- DPH Updates - Allison McElveen and Jon Jones
- Old Business - Group
- Continue data request discussion
- Open Discussion - Group
- Adjourn - Dr.