Montezuma County reports no new measles cases; wastewater testing negative, final emergency sample planned
Public-health officials said four measles cases occurred in Nov.–Dec.; wastewater surveillance run by Cortez Sanitation at CDPHE request returned a negative result for Jan. 8 and staff said one more scheduled test will be the last unless new cases emerge. The health department urged vaccination and described staff workload for case investigations.
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Montezuma County Public Health told the Board of Health on Jan. 15 that the county had four confirmed measles cases in November and December and, as of Jan. 12, "no further cases for us," the director said. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment arranged emergency wastewater monitoring with Cortez Sanitation during the response; staff reported the most recent sample (collected Jan. 8) was negative.
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