#wild measles virus
Health department monitoring wastewater detection of measles in Kauaʻi County
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is monitoring a positive wastewater sample for measles virus, the first wastewater detection of the virus for Kauaʻi County. The sample was collected Sept. 24, 2025, at a site in East Kauaʻi County and DOH was notified of the result on Oct. 20, 2025. No suspected measles cases have been identified on Kauaʻi.
