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Community Wastewater-based Infectious Disease Surveillance

Completed

Regional focus

North America

Topics

Nearly 80 percent of U.S. households are connected to municipal wastewater collection systems. These sewer systems contain the biological waste, including discharged pathogens, of the human populations they serve. During the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater surveillance studies successfully tracked the virus shed in feces and provided advanced indications of outbreaks, sometimes weeks ahead of other public health data. This study will examine the value of wastewater surveillance as a tool to trace, prevent, and control the spread of infectious diseases beyond COVID-19.

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Events

Community Wastewater-based Infectious Disease Surveillance Phase 2: Report Release Webinar

  • September 13, 2024
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Over 80 percent of U.S. households are connected to municipal wastewater collection systems, which contain the biological waste, including discharged pathogens, of the human populations they serve. Wa...

Community Wastewater-based Infectious Disease Surveillance - Data Analysis and Integration - Open Subgroup Meeting #1

  • October 6, 2023
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
  • Past

Several invited speakers will discuss the current state of wastewater surveillance data analysis and integration for public health decision making along with advancements in data analysis and predicti...

Report Release Webinar: Community Wastewater-based Infectious Disease Surveillance

  • January 19, 2023
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST)
  • Webinar
  • Past

The National Academies' Committee on Community Wastewater-based Infectious Disease Surveillance is holding this webinar to provide an overview of the committee's Phase 1 report.
Meetings

Community Wastewater-based Infectious Disease Surveillance (Phase 2, Meeting #5)

  • March 7 - 8, 2024
  • Closed
  • Past

The committee convened on Denver, Colorado, to discuss their report draft and conclusions and recommendations.

Community Wastewater-based Infectious Disease Surveillance (Phase 2, Meeting #4)

  • January 18 - 19, 2024
  • Closed
  • Past

The committee convenes on NASEM's Beckman Center in Irvine, California, to discuss report writing assignments, organization, chapter structure, and recommendations.

Community Wastewater-based Infectious Disease Surveillance - Phase 2, meeting #3

  • October 11 - 12, 2023
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is the 3rd meeting of the Committe on Community Wastewater-based Infectious Disease Surveillance. A limited open session is planned for the afternoon of Oct. 11 with speakers from the CDC. Zoom l...

Community Wastewater-based Infectious Disease Surveillance -- Analytical Methods--Open Subgroup Meeting #1

  • September 29, 2023
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
  • Tele Conference
  • Past

Several invited speakers will discuss advancements in analytical methods for potential application to wastewater surveillance. See agenda for Zoom link.

Community Wastewater-based Infectious Disease Surveillance - Sampling Subgroup Meeting 2

  • September 18, 2023
  • 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
  • Meeting
  • Past

The committee is planning a virtual subgroup meeting on the topic of wastewater surveillance sampling design for equity and optimization. The meeting will be held on Zoom. See agenda for Zoom link.
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