Public health use and lessons learned from a statewide SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring program (MiNET).

ABSTRACT: The global SARS-CoV-2 monitoring effort has been extensive, resulting in many states and countries establishing wastewater-based epidemiology programs to address the spread of the virus during the pandemic. Challenges for programs include concurrently optimizing methods, training new laboratories, and implementing successful surveillance programs that can rapidly translate results for public health, and policy making. Surveillance in Michigan early in the pandemic in 2020 highlights the importance of quality-controlled data and explores correlations with wastewater and clinical case data aggregated at the state level. The lessons learned and potential measures to improve public utilization of results are discussed. The Michigan Network for Environmental Health and Technology (MiNET) establ

SUBMITTER: D'Souza N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11363850 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature