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Health department reports no confirmed measles cases in county; wastewater testing shows intermittent detections
Summary
County dashboard shows zero confirmed measles cases in Summit County, while statewide cases rose; wastewater testing detected measles signal at two separate local sites in early September, prompting monitoring and school outreach.
Nancy, a Summit County Health Department epidemiology staff member, presented an updated measles and wastewater surveillance dashboard on Oct. 6 and told the Board Summit County had zero confirmed measles cases at the time of the meeting.
Why it matters: Utah statewide cases had risen to about 50, and neighboring Arizona reported an outbreak near the Utah-Arizona border. County officials said wastewater detections signal circulation in the area but do not by themselves…
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