Measles has been found in the waste water in Austin. One of the most contagious diseases, measles is preventable through vaccination.

AUSTIN, Texas — Officials with Austin Public Health (APH) say they have detected traces of measles in Austin's wastewater.

Austin Public Health officials are encouraging Travis County residents to get up to date on their measles vaccinations after ...

Wastewater detection doesn’t mean measles is already running rampant in Austin, but its detection does put public health officials on alert.

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 ...

Health officials are reminding people to get vaccinated after detecting measles in Austin's wastewater. Dr. Pradeep Kumar ...

There are no new confirmed measles cases to report in Texas this week, according to the state, but Austin's health department has detected the measles virus in wastewater.

Public Health officials in Central Texas have detected traces of a highly contagious disease in Austin-Travis County wastewater. Austin Public Health (APH) said traces of the measles virus were found ...

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

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

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 ...