As measles cases rise to precipitously high levels in the US this year, there’s a new tool to help track the spread: wastewater. Wastewater surveillance rose to prominence during the Covid-19 ...

Why wastewater monitoring may be especially useful for measles Doctors who see patients with measles must report the case to the CDC so the agency can track it and respond to any outbreaks.

Once used decades ago to detect poliovirus, wastewater-based epidemiology reemerged during COVID-19 and is now proving useful again in tracking measles outbreaks before cases are officially reported.

Health officials detected measles virus in Clark County wastewater with no confirmed cases. SNHD urges residents to get MMR ...

More than a month has passed since the last reported measles case in Texas, but with school starting, local officials still ...

Amid a slow but steady rise in COVID activity, SARS-CoV-2 wastewater detections last week rose from the low to the moderate ...

The county has not confirmed any cases of the infectious disease since 2018, but it is urging parents to stay up to date on ...

While no measles viruses are currently being detected in Houston wastewater, the researchers are tracking the virus in West Texas cities.

The new tool is available for use in nearly 150 wastewater treatment facilities across 40 states. At least 1,157 measles cases have been reported in the US this year, according to a CNN tally ...

The Southern Nevada Health District detected the presence of the measles virus in Clark County wastewater, the district ...