Measles outbreak linked to a Florida university as cases keep rising in the U.S.

At least 12 people have tested positive for measles at Ave Maria University, a private Catholic college near Naples, Florida. Three people were taken to a local hospital. A student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was also confirmed to have measles after traveling internationally. In January, Clemson University in South Carolina confirmed a case. So far this year, at least 17 states have reported cases of measles. The South Carolina Department of Public Health reported that another 29 people have been infected in the last few days, with 354 still in quarantine. Most of the 876 total cases in South Carolina are among young children and teens in Spartanburg County. Ongoing outbreaks in Utah and Arizona have sickened at least 505 so far. Health officials in California are also watching for potential cases after a child visited Disneyland on Jan. 28 while contagious. The South Carolina outbreak is now the nation’s largest since the virus was eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. About 1 in 10 measles cases require hospitalization. Three people in the U.S. died of measles last year.