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The Hawaii Department of Health says a wastewater sample collected this month tested positive for the measles virus. Health officials said in a news release today that the sample was collected Aug. 11 from a site in West Hawaii County and is the first wastewater detection of measles in the state. DOH was notified of the result on Aug. 26, …

‘Very contagious’ disease found in North Idaho wastewater. What to know  Idaho Statesman “We need to be ready”: Measles detected in Coeur d’Alene wastewater  KXLY.com Today’s Headlines: Measles found in North ID wastewater; primary day for local races arrives in WA  Spokane Public Radio Wild-type Measles detected in northern Idaho as reported cases rise across the country  KBOI Measles Detected in Coeur d’Alene Wastewater; …

Though H5N1 avian flu outbreaks on US dairy farms have declined sharply over the past several months, scientists are still sorting out how the virus spreads on farms, and new findings from California outbreak hot spots suggest that airborne spread and contaminated wastewater may play roles. Researchers from Emory University and their colleagues from California, Colorado, Michigan, and Virginia recently …

Officials say measles detected in Austin’s wastewater is an early warning sign  KVUE Austin Public Health finds measles in the water  Austin American-Statesman No reported measles cases in Travis County right now, so how was it found in our wastewater?  KXAN Austin Measles traces detected in Austin wastewater as other states announce more cases  CIDRAP Austin Morning Briefing July 23  Spectrum News Source link

COVID-19 is showing up at high levels in parts of New Orleans’ wastewater this month, offering a quiet signal that the virus is circulating again, even as other respiratory and gastrointestinal viruses remain low. According to WastewaterSCAN, a national virus monitoring network, the West Bank treatment plant, which serves about 50,000 people, is currently in the “high” category for COVID …

Utah confirms measles in Provo wastewater amid ongoing outbreak  KTVB Measles detected in Provo wastewater, officials find  FOX 13 News Utah Measles found in Provo wastewater sample, health officials confirm  Deseret News Measles virus detected in Provo area waste water  Gephardt Daily Measles detected in Provo area wastewater, officials remind residents to take precautions  ABC4 Utah Source link

Measles was discovered in the Provo area’s wastewater in a preliminary analysis conducted by an independent research program. Dr. Leisha Nolen used the surprising find to underscore the relevance of wastewater analysis in tracking the appearance of infections. The samples cannot identify a specific house or individual; they are taken from communal water treatment centers. Measles has been detected in …

PROVO, Utah — An independent testing program found measles in the wastewater for the Provo area on Friday afternoon, although the case count in the state remains at nine, seven of whom are in Utah County. As measles can remain detectable for days or even weeks, this means that at some point, at least one person was in the area …