A Compendium Of U.S. Wastewater Surveillance To Support COVID-19 Public Health Response

This report highlights how wastewater surveillance can be an important and effective tool for early detection of SARS-CoV-2 especially among disadvantaged or vulnerable populations where clinical testing may not be widely available.

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Disease Tracking and Surveillance

Disease surveillance helps us detect disease cases, understand burden of disease and risk factors, provide the basis for timely and informed decision-making, guide control measures, and monitor impacts. Since the onset of COVID-19, surveillance efforts have worked to provide real-time tracking and forecast data, despite challenges with diagnostic capacity, case reporting, insufficient contact tracing, and fragmented data systems. COVID-19 has highlighted the need to invest in modern data systems, expand and skill up the workforce, and ensure data reporting and interpretation retain high ethical and epidemiological standards.

Testing for COVID-19

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