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County surveillance failed to detect that measles transmission reached epidemic threshold in schools

Nature Medicine, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04612-2 A nationwide analysis of measles vaccination records from more than 50,000 US schools shows that measles transmission risk crossed the threshold that can lead to epidemics at the school level in the 2–3 years before the 2025–2026 outbreaks, whereas county-level estimates always remained below that threshold.

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Building-level wastewater surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in the general, student and hospital-associated populations

Scientific Reports, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-67590-y Building-level wastewater surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in the general, student and hospital-associated…

  • Wastewater surveillance tracks AMR in Perugia's general, student, and hospital populations
  • Third-generation cephalosporin resistant E. coli prevalence consistent across populations
  • Vancomycin-resistant enterococci levels highest in hospital wastewater

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