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.

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.

Doctors at UT Health San Antonio are pressing for coordinated action to prevent the outbreak from spreading beyond an ...

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.

Researchers developed a groundbreaking early detection method that identified the measles virus in Houston wastewater samples in January, days before official cases were reported. The innovative ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- A Texas Children's Hospital nurse was fired after posting about a toddler, who tested positive for measles, on an anti-vaccine Facebook page. The hospital sent the following ...

A leading U.S. health official is urging people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several ...

As South Carolina's outbreak grows to 876 confirmed cases, vaccinations in the state surged in January. Cases have also been ...