A measles outbreak in South Carolina has grown to 15 cases, state health officials said on Friday. The newly identified cases were close contacts of people who were quarantining at home and were not in any school settings when contagious, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health (SCDPH). "Because they were quarantining before they became infectious, no additional exposures have occurred with these new cases," the department said. The outbreak was first identified in the South Carolina upstate region in early October, according to the SCDPH. Several of the cases have been confirmed in Spartanburg County, which sits on the border with North Carolina. Last week, at least two elementary schools in Spartanburg County sent more than 150 unvaccinated students home to quarantine

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