New research led by University of South Carolina environmental health sciences assistant professor Laura Langan has provided further support for the effectiveness of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE). Langan and her team ...
Mar 17, 2026
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In the three decades between 1993 and 2024, measles in the U.S. was relatively rare—a few hundred cases each year, at most. But suddenly, the disease has become so entrenched in American life that it sometimes fails to make ...
Mar 12, 2026
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Even a slight decrease in measles vaccinations could spark a seven-fold increase in new cases, a new report says. Just a 1% annual drop in the rate of MMR (measles/mumps/rubella) childhood jabs could prompt 17,000 measles ...
Mar 9, 2026
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Figures regularly published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show that cases of measles in England have been rising since the start of 2026. Since 1 January 2026, there have been a total of 158 laboratory-confirmed ...
Mar 5, 2026
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An expected review of the United States' measles elimination status has been postponed by seven months.
Mar 4, 2026
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Measles cases are climbing rapidly across the United States, with more than 1,100 infections reported in the first two months of this year, data shows.
Mar 2, 2026
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Child vaccination has been one of Australia's biggest success stories. Before the COVID pandemic, we hit the national target of 95% of one-year-olds fully vaccinated. Our child vaccination rates were among the best in the ...
Feb 21, 2026
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A fourth measles case has been confirmed in Los Angeles County, prompting renewed calls from health officials for residents to ensure they are protected against the highly contagious virus.
Feb 20, 2026
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South Carolina is at the epicenter of the nation's largest measles outbreak in more than a quarter-century. As of Feb. 13, 950 people across six counties—most of them unvaccinated children—had been infected with the highly ...
Feb 17, 2026
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A measles outbreak at a private college in southwest Florida is raising new concerns about how quickly the virus can spread.
Feb 17, 2026
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