Respiratory Virus Season Surveillance in the United States Using Wastewater Metrics, 2023-2024.

ABSTRACT: Wastewater measurements represent an entire contributing population and can be available within 24 h. Enhanced information about disease occurrence can improve population health through better timing of policies and interventions. We aimed to infer seasonal occurrence patterns for common respiratory viruses alongside transmission dynamics for SARS-CoV-2 across the USA using wastewater samples. We used wastewater RNA concentrations of influenza A and B (IAV/IBV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human metapneumovirus (HMPV), and SARS-CoV-2 from 175 treatment plants (July 2023-June 2024). For IAV, IBV, RSV, and HMPV, we determined epidemic onset, offset, peak, and duration at national and subnational scales. For SARS-CoV-2, we categorized wastewater measurements based on recent wastewater

SUBMITTER: Chan EMG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11833854 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature