Throughout the pandemic, scientists have found wastewater analyses often provide an accurate picture of COVID-19 prevalence in a given area, The New York Times reported May 6. In the early months of ...

With Christmas just around the corner, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed the states with the highest COVID-19 levels in their wastewater. The CDC began tracking ...

The heat is not the only thing rising this summer. COVID-19 is on an upswing as well. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that COVID-19 levels have increased in most states based on ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — On top of hospitalization and health department data, regional wastewater data across Virginia's seven testing sites point to an increase in the prevalence of COVID-19 in local ...

New Covid-19 infections are no longer tracked or reported as closely as they were during the public health emergency. Instead, US officials now focus on testing the contents of Americans’ wastewater ...

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As the highly contagious bird flu virus continues to sweep through Oregon’s poultry flocks and dairy herds, scientists and public health officials are racing to monitor its rapid spread and potential ...

A woman squeezes the sample liquid on a test strip while carrying out a COVID-19 rapid self test at home. (Photo by Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images) Levels of COVID-19 in Utah’s wastewater are “very high, ...

Durango has become a watchtower for infectious diseases. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment designated the city as a wastewater sentinel surveillance site in its evolving efforts ...

MHD tracks COVID-19, flu and RSV levels through public wastewater testing. FOX6 News got a behind-the-scenes look at the process on Thursday. Health officials said data shows respiratory viruses are ...

The Ontario government ended its COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program in late July amid a surge in cases. The program began in the fall of 2020, when the provincial government offered to support ...