The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the best protection against measles is two doses of the MMR vaccine.

Measles is highly contagious, with nine out of 10 unvaccinated people who come into contact with the virus becoming ill if ...

But the finding is not a total surprise, as nine Utah residents — seven of them in Utah County — have confirmed cases of ...

The May 16 detection at the Marlay Taylor facility marked the first instance of measles virus in the county’s wastewater. SMCHD emphasized that no confirmed cases have been identified ...

How wastewater data can help health officials. This type of tracking for measles is too new to know yet whether it can detect cases in a region before people start testing positive, Wolfe says.

The recent rise in measles cases across Utah continues to reveal the virus’s impact on Utah Valley. Measles has been detected ...

The sample with the measles virus was collected on July 7. Utah health officials confirmed the result on July 11.

An independent testing program found measles in the wastewater for the Provo area Friday afternoon. Nine Utah residents are confirmed to have measles, seven of whom are in Utah County.

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.

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.

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.

Jun. 17—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 Health.