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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 ...
As measles cases continue to rise across the US, researchers are now using sewage wastewater to track the virus. It’s testing similar to what scientists did during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 ...
As Texas contends with more than 750 cases of the measles, much smaller outbreaks in Mountain West states appear to be ...
The University of Minnesota is stepping up efforts to identify biological threats that could trigger an epidemic, launching ...
A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from clawing back millions in public health funding for four ...
Amid promising signs, officials urged caution, noting that the outbreaks vary by clade, response measures, and social ...
From wastewater to in-person follow ups, the state’s Department of Health is tracking the highly-contagious disease. Measles can cause fever and a rash - and in the worst instances death.. So far this ...
States continue to report a flurry of new measles cases, with the nation on track to reach a new record number of cases since the disease was eliminated in the United States in 2000. CDC / Heinz F.
The state Department of Health has found a positive measles sample in wastewater in Chaves County.That reported finding in Roswell comes after the last confirmed measles case was on April 5. The ...
The U.S. is about to break a record for the number of reported measles cases in a year since the infection was considered ...
A sample taken from wastewater in Deming has tested positive for measles, a possible indicator that the virus is active in the area, according to the New Mexico Department of ...