Wastewater surveillance, a public health tool that expanded rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic, is now being used in Utah to help track the spread of another highly contagious disease: measles.

A sign, seen on Wednesday, marks the location of the John M. Asplund Wastewater Treatment Facility near Point Woronzof in Anchorage. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) The Alaska Division of Public ...

Wastewater surveillance is a potent tool in understanding COVID-19 transmission within school settings and keeping schools open when COVID cases spike, according to a new study. Wastewater ...

In a recent study published in the PLoS ONE journal, researchers assessed the feasibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) surveillance using wastewater sampling. Study: ...

PROVINCETOWN – As bars open and mask mandates ease, sewage surveillance continues to provide answers following the COVID-19 outbreak. Last November Kartik Chandran, a global expert in sustainable ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is talking to airlines about the possibility of testing for the coronavirus in sewage from planes, the federal agency told NBC News. Since September 2021 ...