Which Diseases Are in Your Wastewater

A National Academies committee recently assessed the value of community-level wastewater surveillance in controlling infectious diseases beyond Covid-19, wrote a Perspective published by the NEJM on April 20, 2023.

Nearly 80% of U.S. households are connected to municipal wastewater collection systems that contain biological waste, including discharged pathogens, such as poliovirus, in New York.

To better understand this innovative, ubiquitous method of detecting the prevalence of infectious diseases, listen to an interview with Profs. Michelle Mello and Guy Palmer focused on wastewater surveillance.

The 14:19 audio interview is accessible at this link.