Public health insights powered by wastewater | U.S. Nationwide Wastewater Monitoring Network: https://t.co/sIyj0YVyy0
Apr 26 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
We are monitoring the H5N1 virus situation closely and wanted to share what information we at Biobot have at the moment:
Our influenza A assay picks up H5N1, which is an influenza A virus, but does not distinguish between the different subtypes of influenza A (e.g. H5N1 vs H1N1).
Sep 14, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
A benefit of sequencing SARS-CoV-2 in #wastewater is observing how the virus changes. Our data shows that a combo of new mutations, called FLip because they involve two L to F amino acid mutations, are increasing in the US. #WBE #populationhealth
These mutations may influence how the virus interacts with the human immune system.
