According to Austin Public Health (APH), officials detected traces of measles through wastewater surveillance in Travis County. The virus was detected in the first week of July, and on July 18 ...

The U.S., before this year, had not recorded a measles-related death in a decade. “As of today, there are 642 confirmed cases of measles across 22 states, 499 of those in Texas,” Kennedy said ...

In related news, Idaho has confirmed its first measles case since 2023, in an unvaccinated child from Kootenai County. This ...

The detection suggests someone in North Idaho had measles, a highly contagious virus. Idaho’s last measles outbreak was in ...

During the first week of July, wastewater surveillance was conducted in Travis County. Officials got results on Friday that confirmed they detected traces of measles.

The WHO Foundation aims to raise $3.6 million to maintain the global functionality of the network and support the measles and rubella program response in 22 high-risk countries in Africa ...

More than 20 public health workers have also been laid off, including those who administer vaccines and lab staff who are tasked with measles surveillance and prevention. Since January, Texas has ...

Health experts say wastewater testing that helped provide early detection of Covid outbreaks during the pandemic could also be a valuable tool in the fight against measles.

That can lead to complacency and is partly why the U.S. is grappling with a measles outbreak, said Maureen Lichtveld, a physician and dean of the University of Pittsburgh's School of Public Health.

Roughly 20 states have reported measles cases, with Texas at the center of the outbreak. Texas, the hardest-hit state, is now seeing the impact of federal cuts.