Waste water surveillance could show the spread of measles, but the two state doesn't have the testing in place.

A tool that grew in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic might help communities track the flow of measles nationwide. Wastewater monitoring can serve as an “early warning system,” according to ...

Mecklenburg County Public Health has detected measles in wastewater during routine surveillance at the Sugar Creek Wastewater ...

Measles is caused by a virus that is thought to be one of the most infectious pathogens ever known to humankind. Easy to access to vaccines had enabled the United States to nearly eradicate measles.

TESTING AND HOW CONCERNED THEY ARE AT THIS POINT. SACRAMENTO PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WARNING COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT MEASLES AFTER WASTEWATER TESTING DETECTED THE VIRUS. IF IT’S DETECTABLE, THEN ...

In 2000, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a major victory: the US had effectively eliminated measles, a global scourge. Now, 25 ...

Summary — CDC data show increased measles activity nationwide in 2025, with nearly 2,000 confirmed cases. OSHA considers measles a workplace hazard, particularly for unvaccinated adults, with elevated ...

The Hawaii Department of Health today announced that a wastewater sample from Kauai tested positive for the measles virus.. Officials said the sample was collected on Sept. 24 from a site in East ...

And the danger doesn’t end once your measles symptoms subside. Research shows that even after recovery, your immune system ...

Of the total, 185 infections are tied to a growing outbreak in the Upstate region linked to elementary schools with low ...