During the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater surveillance emerged as a critical tool for monitoring the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
- Wastewater surveillance has emerged as a critical tool during the COVID-19 pandemic to monitor the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
- The Houston Health Department established a comprehensive wastewater surveillance system in collaboration with partners and is now a CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System Center of Excellence.
- Infectious disease subject matter experts suggested a list of pathogens for expanded wastewater surveillance based on public health significance and actionability.
- Study participants ranked 74 targets according to public health importance and actionability for public health intervention, identifying 13 targets for expanded wastewater sampling.
- The results provide a basis for future studies and can be used to suggest an expanded target list for the National Wastewater Surveillance System.
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Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Prevention