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

The US has been suffering from a measles outbreak with over 1,000 cases in 11 affected states. The viral disease has been ...

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 ...

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 : ...

An innovative outbreak detection program that tracks disease-causing viruses in wastewater identified the measles virus in Houston samples collected in early January 2025, before cases were reported.

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

HOUSTON — Researchers developed a groundbreaking early detection method that identified the measles virus in Houston wastewater samples in January, days before official cases were reported.