Jul 12, 2024 · CDC’s National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) collects and displays wastewater data for infectious diseases like COVID-19 in the U.S.

Mar 14, 2023 · NWSS is transforming independent local efforts into a robust, sustainable national surveillance system. Wastewater surveillance can provide an early warning of COVID-19’s spread in communities. People infected with SARS-CoV-2 can shed the virus in their feces, even if they don’t have symptoms.

Feb 7, 2025 · CDC’s National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) collects, analyses, and shares data on multiple viruses and bacteria in wastewater, including SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, and mpox. CDC updates the data on public wastewater data dashboards every Friday with the previous week’s data, which allows for data to be reviewed for accuracy.

In September 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) to coordinate and build the nation’s capacity to detect and quantify concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in U.S. wastewater.

Jul 31, 2024 · CDC’s COVID Data Tracker includes data from CDC’s NWSS to track the presence of SARS-CoV-2 levels in wastewater at testing sites across the country.

For epidemiologists, CDC’s National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) provides invaluable insights by helping identify community infection trends before they appear in clinical cases. In 2022, NWSS enhanced detection of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants.

Jan 19, 2023 · These surveillance systems can be used to identify changing levels of a pathogen or identify newly emergent variants in a community. The National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) was launched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is the data repository for the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS). The intended purpose of this data repository is to facilite code sharing between jurisdictions and CDC. General disclaimer: This repository was created for use by CDC programs to collaborate on public health related projects in support of the CDC mission. GitHub ...

CDC’s NWSS works with health departments to track SARS-CoV-2 levels in wastewater so communities can act quickly to prevent the spread of COVID-19. NWSS is transforming independent local efforts into a robust, sustainable national surveillance system.

Mar 8, 2024 · NWSS provides community-level surveillance data that complement traditional surveillance and facilitate earlier, focused health department intervention and support in communities experiencing ...