Wastewater is collected from sewage treatment plans. When it is sent off to be tested, Austin Public Health officials can identify diseases. During the first week of July, wastewater surveillance was ...

Austin Public Health has found measles in Austin's waste water. The finding happened over the Fourth of July weekend and it is unclear what if any impact the flood waters during that time had on the ...

In the meantime, Austin reported its first case of measles, an infant who had traveled out of the country and was quarantined, on Feb. 28. A second case in May, also from travel, but in an adult ...

Austin Public Health said in a Tuesday press release that it detected "traces of measles" in Travis County's wastewater.

Faced with a skeptical religious community at the center of the outbreak, health officials say they may have pushed too hard ...

News / Aug 6, 2025 / 10:25 AM CDT A south Austin church experienced what its pastor described as an “act of hate” over the weekend. How they chose to respond, though, was the opposite.

Austin Public Health's Dr. Desmar Walkes brought together researchers and public health officials to create a way to better predict how the measles outbreak could spread.

Measles was considered eradicated in the United States in 2000. For the first time in 25 years, cases have reached a new high.

News / Jul 21, 2025 / 07:01 PM CDT Austin Public Health said in a Tuesday press release that it detected "traces of measles" in Travis County's wastewater.