Watch CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System Lead Amy Kirby talk about wastewater treatment surveillance in the WEFTEC Live Studio. She explains how the CDC uses wastewater to monitor COVID-19, monkeypox, and other pathogens to help respond to potential public health outbreaks.
The National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) is a CDC-coordinated, state-led program to generate community-level disease information by testing wastewater. CDC works with health departments to establish wastewater testing networks in their communities.
Kirby shared updates on the status, successes, and challenges of the program. Although the system was established as part of the COVID-19 response, CDC sees this as a long-term surveillance system that can provide information on multiple diseases in the community.
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