By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Measles virus popped up in Houston wastewater ...

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

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

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

An innovative disease detection program has identified the measles virus in Houston's wastewater days before official ...

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 ...

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Measles virus popped up in Houston wastewater weeks before a notorious Texas outbreak of the highly infectious disease started in January, a new study says.

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.

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 : ...