Clemson University confirmed Saturday that an individual affiliated with the institution has tested positive for measles, marking the outbreak's arrival on a major college campus as South Carolina grapples with the nation's worst measles crisis in decades.
The South Carolina Department of Public Health informed Clemson officials of the confirmed case, which comes amid an explosive surge in infections centered around neighboring Spartanburg County. The infected individual has been isolated per health department requirements, and contact tracing is underway for anyone who may have been exposed, according to a university press release.
