Every day, clues are released about a population's health through toilets, sinks, showers, and tubs. In wealthier countries like the United States, sewer networks collect tiny bits of feces, urine, ...

Durango has become a watchtower for infectious diseases. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment designated the city as a wastewater sentinel surveillance site in its evolving efforts ...

In north Denver, next to the South Platte River is a series of big pools. This is Metro Water Recovery, a treatment plant — the state’s largest according to employees. On a visit there, you can see ...

Peering into wastewater for public health has a history dating back at least to the late 19 th century, when a biologist in Boston cultured sewage in beef jelly, bouillon, boiled potatoes, and milk to ...

California’s Central Valley is where many of the people most vulnerable to bird flu live and work, and where the majority of cases in humans have been found. Wastewater surveillance should be a key ...

Primary clarifier tanks sit at the Cedar Rapids Water Pollution Control Facility in Cedar Rapids on Nov. 4. The clarifier tanks allow large items in the water to settle at the bottom of the tank while ...

Testing wastewater was a key tool for detecting COVID-19 as that virus rampaged through the U.S. and Colorado when the pandemic hit. Now, water treatment utilities and public health officials are ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- According to public health officials, the nation is seeing the worst flu season in 15 years. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 24 ...

Jackie Martin is a senior producer with GBH’s All Things Considered. Prior to GBH, Jackie worked as the Line Producer for WNYC’s The Takeaway. She also worked more than 13 years in audio and sports ...

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 ...

This colorized electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 2024 shows avian influenza A virus (bird flu) particles, red/yellow, grown in cultured ...