As COVID-19 testing becomes less routine, official case numbers can make outbreaks look smaller than they really are. A ...

Wastewater testing has become an important part of public health in the last five years, providing an early warning for ...

As COVID-19 testing becomes less routine, official case numbers can make outbreaks look smaller than they really are. A ...

Researchers say sewage testing in New Orleans and across the country tracks viruses, often before people feel sick.

With every rinse of a sink and flush of a toilet, public health is becoming easier to track thanks to a growing practice known as wastewater monitoring or wastewater surveillance. "This is an ...

Lessons learned during COVID-19 are helping health officials keep us safer from other pathogens. Wastewater testing, which became widely used during the pandemic, is becoming more common for things ...

Two new studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show wastewater monitoring of measles can flag measles spread days to weeks in advance. But officials say funding for the ...

Wastewater surveillance testing for measles can alert public health authorities before and during a measles outbreak.

Testing wastewater was a key tool for detecting COVID-19 as that virus rampaged through the U.S. and Colorado when the pandemic hit. Now, water treatment utilities and public health officials are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 17—A sample taken from wastewater in Deming has tested positive for measles, a possible indicator that the virus is active in ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation wants to monitor wastewater in the Volunteer State to help tackle the drug overdose epidemic. Director David Rausch requested $3 million ...