Tracking measles through wastewater is giving health officials a new window into where the virus is spreading.

At least 1,157 measles cases have been reported in the United States this year, according to a CNN tally using data from ...

As measles cases continue to rise across the US, researchers are now using sewage wastewater to track the virus.

A wastewater sample from St. Mary’s County tested positive for measles virus on May 16, 2025, as part of a national pilot ...

Scientists may now have a new way to catch cases. For the first time, researchers have posted national information on where the measles virus is showing up in wastewater. Wastewater surveillance is a ...

A West Sacramento resident who was diagnosed with measles, the first case this year across Yolo and Sacramento counties, may have exposed the virus to other patients and medical staff after arriving ...

For the first time, researchers have posted national information on where the measles virus is showing up in wastewater. Wastewater surveillance is a useful public-health tool because it provides ...

Now, WastewaterSCAN has developed the first national wastewater monitoring program to detect measles in places where people are infected with the virus. It has the potential to identify possible ...

Measles virus was detected in regional wastewater samples in both May and June 2025. Yolo County urges vaccination and requests exposed people to contact health officials. A West Sacramento ...

Wastewater monitoring, a technique that gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic, may now offer a crucial early warning ...