The Hawaii Department of Health today announced that a wastewater sample from Kauai tested positive for the measles virus..

Officials said the sample was collected on Sept. 24 from a site in East Kauai County, and that DOH was notified of the result on Oct. 20.

To date, however, no suspected measles cases have yet been identified on Kauai.

Wastewater sampling is routinely conducted from sites across Hawaii as part of infectious disease surveillance, according to DOH. While the presence of the measles virus in wastewater does not confirm a clinical case or community spread, it serves as a signal to be alert and prepared for possible measles cases.

DOH in August also reported the detection of the measles virus in a wastewater sample collected from West Hawaii County , but did not confi

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