TABLE 3.
Measles virus RNA detections in concentrated sewage samples collected at (secondary) schools or residential areas during the 2013 measles epidemic in the Dutch Bible Belt
| 2013 sampling date | No. positive/no. tested |
Reported no. of cases during measles epidemic in Bible Belt (2013 period)a | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | Residential areas | ||
| May 4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 (May 1–7) |
| Jun 18 | 1/2 | 0/4 | 69 (Jun 17–23) |
| Jul 9 | 0/2 | 2/5b | 180 (Jul 8–14) |
| Jul 30 | 0/0 | 2/6 | 124 (Jul 29–Aug 4) |
| Sep 10 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 108 (Sep 9–15) |
| Sep 24 | 0/2 | 0/4 | 93 (Sep 23–29) |
| Oct 8 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 113 (Oct 7–13) |
| Nov 5 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 50 (Nov 4–10) |
| Nov 19 | 0/3 | 1/3 | 33 (Nov 18–24) |
| Dec 3 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 31 (Dec 2–8) |
| Totals | 1/25 | 5/31 | |
a
Data from Woudenberg et al. (13).
b
One of these samples was sequenced and confirmed as belonging to the D8 outbreak strain.