Each Tuesday, a team of scientists at the University of Alaska Anchorage spend much of their day carefully extracting and testing microscopic strands of ribonucleic acid found in a jug of wastewater ...

MILWAUKEE - The City of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) has launched an online dashboard for COVID-19 wastewater testing. The new dashboard utilizes wastewater data to detect COVID-19 trends ahead ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — It’s a question that could possibly be asked at workplaces in and around Queen City. “People don’t typically get sick in the Summer,” said Mecklenburg County Health ...

Samples from wastewater in several U.S. states have tested "very high" or "high" for levels of the virus that causes COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 levels were found by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Since October, an increased amount of coronavirus has been detected at the Elk River wastewater treatment plant in Eureka. The highest concentration was measured on Christmas Day, and since then has ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting "very high" wastewater viral activity level for COVID-19. Wastewater surveillance helps track infection trends, but viral activity in ...

FRESNO, Calif. -- With every flush, Mariposa County is learning more about COVID-19 in the community among residents and tourists. County Health Officer Dr. Eric Sergienko says, "There's a lot of ...

While the threat is not as urgent as it used to be, there are still people getting infected with COVID-19 across the country, ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — On top of hospitalization and health department data, regional wastewater data across Virginia's seven testing sites point to an increase in the prevalence of COVID-19 in local ...

As the MDH and University of Minnesota build out their statewide wastewater monitoring efforts, recent measles cases in ...

MHD tracks COVID-19, flu and RSV levels through public wastewater testing. FOX6 News got a behind-the-scenes look at the process on Thursday. Health officials said data shows respiratory viruses are ...

Coronavirus levels in California’s wastewater now exceed last summer’s peak, an indication of the rapid spread of the super-contagious new FLiRT strains. California has “very high” coronavirus levels ...