WastewaterSCAN

We’re counting down the days to #IDWeek2024! WastewaterSCAN Program Directors Dr. Marlene Wolfe and Dr. Alexandria Boehm along with team member Dr. Alessandro Zulli will be speaking at IDWeek in Los Angeles next week. They’ll be presenting research and how #wastewater monitoring can be used to track infectious diseases and drive public health action. Check out their sessions!

Ever wonder how cities across the United States use #wastewater data? WastewaterSCAN works with 148 wastewater treatment sites across 40 states, to provide reliable wastewater data for local communities and #PublicHealth officials. Hear how the data has informed public health responses in cities from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Dallas, Texas. Read their stories today! https://lnkd.in/eknV-3bq

WastewaterSCAN uses three simple categories to indicate the presence of respiratory viruses in communities: low, medium, and high. These categories look at virus trends, levels, and frequency of detection to categorize what we're seeing in municipal #wastewater across the country. Check the levels of influenza A & B, RSV, HMPV, and SARS-CoV-2 this respiratory virus season by visiting our website. https://lnkd.in/gthVkeuf 

Congratulations to our partner National League of Cities on the success of your #wastewater workshops to foster collaboration and capacity building for local wastewater monitoring programs. We were excited to participate alongside regional experts and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS). Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eMgDMDxX

WastewaterSCAN uses #wastewater samples from communities across the U.S. to detect and monitor trends for a dozen diseases including #respiratory viruses like flu, RSV, and COVID-19. We categorize that data as low, medium or high based on trends, virus concentration levels, and frequency of detection. Check respiratory virus levels and more near you. https://lnkd.in/g6uy-KE4

October is #RSVAwareness month. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms, and it can be serious for babies & older adults. RSV is one of the dozen infectious diseases we monitor for in community #wastewater. Track RSV levels in your community: https://lnkd.in/gthVkeuf 

Are you a research nerd? You’ve found your people. Check out our Publications page located on our data dashboard, for an overview of WastewaterSCAN’s peer-reviewed scientific literature, organized by topic and theme. Explore our publications: https://lnkd.in/emQGrjgY

Ever wonder how #wastewater data is used in cities across the United States? WastewaterSCAN has become a reliable data source for #PublicHealth officials in cities such as Dallas, Texas, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Jupiter, Florida, to inform public health responses. Read more on the new WastewaterSCAN Stories page. https://lnkd.in/eknV-3bq 

New Research 📄 WastewaterSCAN program directors Dr. Alexandria Boehm and Dr. Marlene Wolfe co-authored a paper with CDC Morbidity and Morality Weekly Report (MMWR) on the current detection of Influenza A and H5 subtype in municipal #wastewater across the country. The investigators found that #influenza subtyping can improve our understanding of wastewater #data and help guide public health actions this upcoming respiratory virus season. Read the paper: https://lnkd.in/e_nSqDQ3

Summer might be going away, but expert’s concerns about #H5N1 bird flu aren’t going anywhere. WastewaterSCAN program director Marlene Wolfe and CNN’s Brenda Goodman discuss the current H5N1 outbreak, #wastewater data, and where #H5 has been detected. More in CNN: https://lnkd.in/eDfen3k6.