Wastewater monitoring, a technique that gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic, may now offer a crucial early warning ...

Measles cases continue to climb, and the virus is closing in on North Carolina. It's led researchers to launch a new tool to help communities spot outbreaks early - by testing what we flush.

The U.S. has seen four times as many measles cases this year compared to all of last year, nearing a 30-year high, according to CDC data.

The measles outbreak in West Texas has slowed down, according to state health officials.

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As measles cases continue to rise across the US, researchers are now using sewage wastewater to track the virus.

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Tracking measles through wastewater is giving health officials a new window into where the virus is spreading.

Beyond acute and novel outbreaks, WBS has also demonstrated utility in tracking endemic pathogens ... Absence of measles WT detection could be attributable to absence of shedding in wastewater or ...

Wastewater samples collected Jan. 7 contained genetic evidence of measles virus, researchers reported in the American Journal of Public Health. The City of Houston Health Department confirmed and ...

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Measles virus popped up in Houston wastewater weeks before a notorious Texas outbreak of the highly infectious disease started in January, a new study says.