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State Health Department's Wastewater Surveillance Program Integral to Advanced COVID-19 Tracking and Nation-Leading Polio Detection Efforts
Program Now Testing for Influenza, RSV, Hepatitis A, Norovirus and Antimicrobial-Resistant Genes
ALBANY, N.Y. (August 26, 2024) – The New York State Department of Health Wastewater Surveillance Program has been named a new Center of Excellence in the National Wastewater Surveillance System by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for exemplary performance in the early detection and monitoring of communicable diseases such as COVID-19, Polio, Influenza and more.
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Syracuse University Public Health Department Chair Dave Larsen, Ph.D., MPH said, "We are excited to partner with the New York State Department of Health in this Center of Excellence. The National Wastewater Surveillance System is an important initiative that will empower our public heath response to infectious disease threats, including emerging and re-emerging pathogens. We extend our deep appreciation to the wastewater treatment plant operators, municipal officials, and local health departments – they are true public health champions, and we wouldn't have one of the nation's leading wastewater surveillance networks without their dedication and hard work."
...https://health.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/2024-08-26_wastewater_surveillance.htm
Program Now Testing for Influenza, RSV, Hepatitis A, Norovirus and Antimicrobial-Resistant Genes
ALBANY, N.Y. (August 26, 2024) – The New York State Department of Health Wastewater Surveillance Program has been named a new Center of Excellence in the National Wastewater Surveillance System by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for exemplary performance in the early detection and monitoring of communicable diseases such as COVID-19, Polio, Influenza and more.
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Syracuse University Public Health Department Chair Dave Larsen, Ph.D., MPH said, "We are excited to partner with the New York State Department of Health in this Center of Excellence. The National Wastewater Surveillance System is an important initiative that will empower our public heath response to infectious disease threats, including emerging and re-emerging pathogens. We extend our deep appreciation to the wastewater treatment plant operators, municipal officials, and local health departments – they are true public health champions, and we wouldn't have one of the nation's leading wastewater surveillance networks without their dedication and hard work."
...https://health.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/2024-08-26_wastewater_surveillance.htm