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Expanding the Sewer Coronavirus Alert Network (SCAN), WastewaterSCAN tracks COVID, other pathogens in #wastewater across the US to guide public health responses
Oct 28, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
THREAD #Influenza A and #RSV levels in wastewater we analyze from across the US have jumped, and at the same time rather than by their typical staggered seasons. #SARS-CoV-2 isn’t rising but hasn’t fallen as far as in the past. These data are from communities in 20 states: Image For flu & RSV, wastewater offers a rapid population view of infections. So it includes healthy adults with RSV who don’t feel sick but can spread virus to those more vulnerable. Clinical data faces lag time, usually includes those most severely ill. cnn.com/2022/10/27/hea…