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WastewaterSCAN monitors infectious diseases through municipal wastewater systems across the U.S. to inform local & national public health responses. https://www.wastewaterscan.org/en
📊 WWSCAN Weekly Data:

Respiratory weekly update: All respiratory viruses we monitor (SARS-CoV-2, RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide.🛟😷🧪
November 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
📣 West Nile virus data are now LIVE on our dashboard! Our science team is now tracking West Nile virus at all participating WastewaterSCAN sites across 40 states.

Explore the data: data.wastewaterscan.org?charts=Ci8QA...
November 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Before you head out to trick or treat this year, see what infectious diseases are circulating in your community! Visit our website to check virus levels near you this #Halloween.

Check them out. www.wastewaterscan.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:27 PM
📊 WWSCAN Weekly Data:

Respiratory weekly update: All respiratory viruses we monitor (SARS-CoV-2, RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV, and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide.🛟😷🧪
October 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
📣 New WastewaterSCAN publication: Wastewater concentrations of rotavirus RNA are associated with infection and vaccination metrics in the USA
Wastewater concentrations of rotavirus RNA are associated with infection and vaccination metrics in the USA - npj Viruses
npj Viruses - Wastewater concentrations of rotavirus RNA are associated with infection and vaccination metrics in the USA
www.nature.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
📊 WWSCAN Weekly Data:

Respiratory weekly update: SARS-CoV-2 is in the ‘Medium’ category. All other respiratory viruses we monitor (RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV, and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide.🛟😷🧪
October 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
WastewaterSCAN monitors more than a dozen pathogens—from #influenza and other #RespiratoryViruses to measles—at 147 treatment sites across 40 states. This real-time data can help protect communities by detecting disease trends early. 📊

Learn more. wastewaterscan.org
October 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
📊 WWSCAN Weekly Data:

Respiratory weekly update: SARS-CoV-2 is in the ‘Medium’ category. All other respiratory viruses we monitor (RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide. 🛟😷🧪
October 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Did you know? #Wastewater measurements for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a community represent everyone who’s infected, not just those hospitalized.

#RSV is one of more than a dozen pathogens that WastewaterSCAN monitors nationwide.

Learn more. wastewaterscan.org/en/pathogens#RSV
October 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
*WWSCAN publication highlight*

A key 2022 study from WWSCAN showed that #RSV RNA could be reliably detected in #wastewater solids from Bay Area treatment plants, which strongly correlated with positivity rates from clinical specimens across California.

Read more. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) RNA in Wastewater Settled Solids Reflects RSV Clinical Positivity Rates
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) uses concentrations of infectious agent targets in wastewater to infer infection trends in the contributing community. To date, WBE has been used to gain insight in...
pubs.acs.org
October 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
📊 WWSCAN Weekly Data:

Respiratory weekly update: SARS-CoV-2 is in the ‘Medium’ category. All other respiratory viruses we monitor (RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide. 🛟😷🧪
October 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
How do we use #wastewater to monitor infectious diseases like #influenza and #RSV?

📅 Wastewater treatment plants send samples to our lab partner weekly
🧪 Samples are tested for a dozen infectious diseases
📊 Results are posted on our #data dashboard

View the data. data.wastewaterscan.org
October 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
📊 WWSCAN Weekly Data:

Respiratory weekly update: SARS-CoV-2 is in the ‘Medium’ category. All other respiratory viruses we monitor (RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide. 🛟😷🧪
October 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
October is #RSV Awareness Month. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms—and it can be serious for babies & older adults. It’s one of more than a dozen infectious diseases we monitor for in community #wastewater.

Track levels in your community. wastewaterscan.org
October 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
📊 WWSCAN Weekly Data:

Respiratory weekly update: SARS-CoV-2 is in the ‘High’ category. All other respiratory viruses we monitor (RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide. 🛟😷🧪
September 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
📊 WWSCAN Weekly Data:

Respiratory weekly update: SARS-CoV-2 is in the ‘High’ category. All other respiratory viruses we monitor (RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV, and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide. 🛟😷🧪
September 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
📊 WWSCAN Weekly Data:

Respiratory weekly update: SARS-CoV-2 is in the ‘High’ category. All other respiratory viruses we monitor (RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide. 🛟😷🧪
September 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
📣 New WastewaterSCAN publication: Systematic review and meta-analysis of enteric virus shedding in human excretions

Read more:
Systematic review and meta-analysis of enteric virus shedding in human excretions
There are limited data available for excretions other than stool, and limited data available for adenovirus group F. The aggregated data provided herein can serve as model inputs to translate wastewat...
www.thelancet.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
📊 WWSCAN Weekly Data:

Respiratory weekly update: SARS-CoV-2 is in the ‘High’ category. All other respiratory viruses we monitor (RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide. 🛟😷🧪
September 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Reposted by WastewaterSCAN
WastewaterSCAN: Initiative Spotlight 🔦
@wastewaterscan.bsky.social goal? To show that a national wastewater monitoring system is valuable to public health infrastructure, informs public health responses, and helps us prepare for future pandemics💧
See their dashboard in action: bit.ly/wwscandashboard
September 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
From Boise to Boston, and Montpelier to Memphis, WastewaterSCAN tracks infectious disease trends and provides reliable #wastewater data in 40 states across the country.

Find out what’s going around near you. wastewaterscan.org
Home - Wastewater talks. We listen.
Through wastewater monitoring, we track twelve infectious diseases across the country and share our findings here.
wastewaterscan.org
September 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
📊 WWSCAN Weekly Data:

Respiratory weekly update: SARS-CoV-2 is in the ‘High’ category. All other respiratory viruses we monitor (RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide. 🛟😷🧪
August 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🚨COVID-19 is categorized as “High" in #wastewater nationally.

WastewaterSCAN started out monitoring SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It remains one of more than a dozen infectious diseases that we monitor across the country. Check COVID-19 levels near you: data.wastewaterscan.org
August 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
📊 WWSCAN Weekly Data:

Respiratory weekly update: SARS-CoV-2 is in the ‘High’ category. All other respiratory viruses we monitor (RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide. 🛟😷🧪
August 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Have you ever wondered how we use #wastewater to monitor infectious diseases?

📅 Treatment plants send samples to our lab partner each week
🧪 Samples are tested for more than a dozen infectious diseases
📊 Results are posted on our #data dashboard

Check out the data! data.wastewaterscan.org
August 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM