Measles exposure confirmed at GSP airport and church in Upstate

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The total cases of measles in the Upstate has surpassed 50, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH).

Officials said two of the new cases are household members of known cases, while the third was a result of unknown community transmission.

The DPH stated there are now 137 people in quarantine and one in isolation:

• 57 are individuals from Lyman Elementary
• 55 are from Boiling Springs Middle School
• One attends D.R. Hill Middle School

Students from those schools who quarantine successfully without developing symptoms are scheduled to be able to return to classes Nov. 29.

Officials are also alerting the public to a confirmed case of measles in an employee at the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport that may have resulted in exposures to visitors on the days of Nov. 10 and Nov. 11, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day.

Airport officials released the following statement following the diagnosis:

“We were recently made aware of the information released today by the Department of Public Health regarding a confirmed measles case involving an individual who works at the airport. Based on information available to date, the individual is not employed by the GSP Airport District. While we do not have additional details about the individual’s role or movements, we encourage anyone who believes they may have been exposed on November 10 or 11, to review the Department of Public Health’s guidance and follow their recommendations.

“For some context, GSP Airport District employees around 250 employees. But the airport support over 2,000 jobs. There are a wide range of employers including airlines, rental cars, janitorial service, etc.”

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport officials

An individual was also confirmed to have attended the Way of Truth Church in Inman while infectious, DPH said. Anyone who attended on Friday, Nov. 7 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. and the morning of Sunday, Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. may have been exposed.

People who were exposed, especially those without immunity through vaccination or previous disease, should monitor for symptoms through Nov. 30 if at the church or Dec. 2 if at the airport.

The DPH said the total number of cases in the Upstate outbreak is 52 and the total reported to DPH this year in the state is 55.

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