Better testing, less vaccine messaging among lessons learned from historic Texas measles outbreak

Measles detected in Travis County wastewater: Austin Public Health

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Public Health said in a Tuesday press release that it detected "traces of measles" in Travis County's wastewater. Better testing, less vaccine messaging among lessons learned from historic Texas measles outbreak The health agency said its wastewater surveillance program detected the traces in samples taken during the first week of July. Test results of those samples were sent to APH on July 18, the release states. A…

Measles in Texas: Austin-Travis County wastewater surveillance detects traces of virus

Austin Public Health officials are encouraging Travis County residents to get up to date on their measles vaccinations after traces of the virus were detected through wastewater surveillance.

Better testing, less vaccine messaging among lessons learned from Texas measles outbreak

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

Wayne State researchers call for action as the U.S. faces its worst measles outbreak in 25 years • Michigan Advance

Getty ImagesResearchers from Wayne State University have called for urgent action as the country faces its worst outbreak of measles since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000. “We are witnessing a dangerous reversal of one of public health’s greatest achievements,” said Paul Kilgore, co-director of the Wayne State University Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases and director of research and professor of pharmacy practice in the Eug…

Better testing, less vaccine messaging among lessons learned from his…

Faced with a skeptical religious community that became the center of the outbreak, public health officials say they may have pushed too hard on vaccine messaging.

Better testing, less vaccine messaging among lessons learned from historic Texas measles outbreak

Faced with a skeptical religious community that became the center of the outbreak, public health officials say they may have pushed too hard on vaccine messaging.