Wastewater surveillance earlier this week detected the monkeypox virus in samples at most of Clark County’s wastewater treatment plants, signaling a potential increase in cases, a researcher said Thursday.

The Southern Nevada Health District announced that there are 185 probable and confirmed cases of monkeypox in Clark County as of Tuesday, Sept. 6.

Wastewater detectives in Las Vegas are gearing up to look for the polio virus after it recently was found in sewage in New York and London.

Our response to the monkeypox outbreak should be informed by what we learned from the COVID pandemic ensuring the fair distribution of vaccines and research.

For the seventh straight week, COVID-19 hospitalizations and confirmed cases continue to fall in Clark County and statewide.

Levels of COVID-19 cases in Clark County are still falling, continuing the trend that began the first week of July.

First, it was COVID-19 that drove some Las Vegas scientists to the sewers. Now, it’s monkeypox.

First, it was COVID-19 that drove some Las Vegas scientists to the sewers. Now, it’s monkeypox. Turns out, what goes down the toilet can tell us a lot about diseases spreading in an area.