NY Detects Measles in SUNY Oswego Wastewater

The New York State Health Department announced on Saturday the detection of trace amounts of the measles virus at a wastewater treatment facility in the City of Oswego, WSYR reported. According to the report, the Oswego County Health Department informed Oswego Mayor Robert Corradino about the finding. The county health department specified that the infected wastewater sample was traced to the collection area that services the State University of New York at Oswego.

Wastewater surveillance serves as an early warning system for community health officials. [3] Although the detection can signal the virus's presence, the source material did not state whether any active, clinical cases of measles have been confirmed in connection with the finding. [3] The report also did not detail the specific response measures that health officials would be taking, though the state plans to continue testing in the coming days. [3]