Wastewater Monitoring for Infectious Disease: Intentional Relationships Between Academia, the Private Sector, and Local Health Departments for Public Health Preparedness

• 2023

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• Jeffrey Ram; William Shuster; Lance Gable; Carrie Turner; James Hartrick; Adrian Vasquez
PMID: 37681792DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fijerph20176651

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This article describes the relationship among a local health department, a university, and an environmental services company that collaborated in Detroit, Michigan to examine markers of the COVID-19 virus, SARS-CoV-2, in wastewater to manage outbreaks. Communication among the partners helped wastewater data to inform public health responses within a short period of time. Outbreaks were tracked in 20 sewersheds. Benefits include increased epidemiological understanding of this virus in addition to providing public health officials with data to facilitate improved response.

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Hazard: Infectious Disease

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Public Health Professionals; Schools & Childcare Providers

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Communicable Diseases; Interinstitutional Relations; Private Sector; Public Health; Pandemics; Public Health Surveillance; Wastewater-Based Epidemiological Monitoring; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2

Institutions: Wayne State University

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