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WastewaterSCAN monitors infectious diseases through municipal #wastewater systems across the U.S. to inform public health responses locally and nationally.

Sep 27, 2024, 6 tweets

1/ 📈 WWSCAN Weekly Data

COVID-19: SARS-CoV-2 is in the “High” category nationally and in some regions (Midwest & Northeast) with high concentrations but a downward trend over the last 3 weeks.

2/ COVID-19 Variants: In sequencing data from a subset of WWSCAN sites, we see that KP variants are making up > 50% of variants with KP.1 (lime green) at 7.0%, KP.2 (slate blue) at 30.2% & KP.3 (light blue) at 39.8%. Sequencing data has a longer lag of 1-2 weeks after collection.

3/ Influenza: Flu A and B remain in the “Low” category nationally and in all regions.

4/ H5 influenza marker: H5 has been detected in 9 states - AR, CA, CO, IA, ID, MI, MN, SD & TX. As of 9/27/24, CA, CO, IA, ID, MI, MN, SD & TX have also had infected cattle herds reported.

5/ EV-D68: EV-D68 is still in the “Medium” category nationwide and in all regions. In the last 10 days, approximately 73% of the samples tested detected EV-D68.

6/ Norovirus: Norovirus is in the “Medium” category nationally and in some regions with a downward trend over the last 3 weeks. However, the West is in the “High” category with medium concentrations and an upward trend.

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