A closer look at our wastewater could help us stay ahead of the next viral pandemic, and keep an eye on measles outbreaks.

An innovative outbreak detection program that tracks disease-causing viruses in wastewater identified the measles virus in ...

Texas confirms its first measles case in Dallas as the outbreak spreads beyond West Texas with over 700 cases statewide and early virus traces found in Houstons wastewater ...

The US is grappling with a significant measles outbreak, with Texas reporting a surge of 717 cases across 32 counties, ...

An outbreak detection program found the presence of the measles virus in samples of Houston wastewater in early January 2025, ...

An innovative disease detection program has identified the measles virus in Houston's wastewater days before official cases were confirmed, offering a promising early warning system amid a nationwide ...

Texas researchers develop groundbreaking wastewater surveillance method that detects viruses before they spread, potentially ...

Sequencing-Based Detection of Measles in Wastewater: Texas, January 2025. American Journal of Public Health , 2025; e1 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2025.308146 Cite This Page : ...

Although the risk was greater with moderate-to-severe infections, even mild cases were linked to more than double the risk.

A handful of countries have reported measles outbreaks this year, with Romania reporting by far the highest number of cases.