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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.

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Austin Public Health (APH) said traces of the measles virus were found through wastewater surveillance in Travis County during the first week of July.

When the COVID pandemic hit the Austin-Travis County area, wastewater surveillance would often reveal the virus in the water a few days before an uptick in reported COVID cases, Walkes explained.

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 ...