Measles detected in wastewater in Coeur d’Alene
After measles was detected in wastewater in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho health officials are encouraging medical providers to look for the disease.
Wastewater surveillance — a recently expanded public health tool that involves studying traces of diseases in sewage water — doesn’t necessarily mean officials will detect cases of the infectious disease they spot. But the detection suggests someone had measles in the North Idaho area.
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