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Measles detected in Provo wastewater sample, health officials say
The recent rise in measles cases across Utah continues to reveal the virus's impact on Utah Valley. Measles has been detected in the Provo wastewater system, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services warned in a press release Friday afternoon. The wastewater sample was collected on July 7 by an independent testing program. State health officials say the detection doesn’t come as a surprise, given that seven out of nine Utahns with confirmed cases of measles are residents of Utah County. The test does not reveal who is infected; it just shows that someone in the area had ...
