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Measles is surging in the US. Wastewater tracking could help.
After all, wastewater contains saliva, urine, feces, shed skin, and more. You could consider it a rich biological sample. Wastewater…
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CDC studies show value of nationwide wastewater disease surveillance, as potential funding cut looms
Wastewater testing can alert public health officials to measles infections days to months before cases are confirmed by doctors,…
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Detained immigrants at 'Alligator Alcatraz' say there are worms in food and wastewater on the floor
At the brand new Everglades immigration detention center that officials have dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," people held there say worms turn…
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COVID update: CDC map reveals states with "high" wastewater viral activity
New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that over half of U.S. states have either "high" or "very…
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COVID map update reveals new states with "very high" wastewater activity
There are an increasing number of states across the U.S. where "very high" levels of the virus that causes COVID-19 are present in…