Public Health Interventions Guided by Houston’s Wastewater Surveillance Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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dc.citation.firstpage856en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber6en_US
dc.citation.journalTitlePublic Health Reportsen_US
dc.citation.lastpage861en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber138en_US
dc.contributor.authorHopkins, Lorenen_US
dc.contributor.authorEnsor, Katherine B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorStadler, Laurenen_US
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Catherine D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSchneider, Rebeccaen_US
dc.contributor.authorDomakonda, Kaavyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, James J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSeptimus, Edward J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPersse, Daviden_US
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Stephen L.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-03T15:51:13Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-05-03T15:51:13Zen_US
dc.date.issued2023en_US
dc.description.abstractSince the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater surveillance has emerged as a powerful tool used by public health authorities to track SARS-CoV-2 infections in communities. In May 2020, the Houston Health Department began working with a coalition of municipal and academic partners to develop a wastewater monitoring and reporting system for the city of Houston, Texas. Data collected from the system are integrated with other COVID-19 surveillance data and communicated through different channels to local authorities and the general public. This information is used to shape policies and inform actions to mitigate and prevent the spread of COVID-19 at municipal, institutional, and individual levels. Based on the success of this monitoring and reporting system to drive public health protection efforts, the wastewater surveillance program is likely to become a standard part of the public health toolkit for responding to infectious diseases and, potentially, other disease-causing outbreaks.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHopkins, L., Ensor, K. B., Stadler, L., Johnson, C. D., Schneider, R., Domakonda, K., McCarthy, J. J., Septimus, E. J., Persse, D., & Williams, S. L. (2023). Public Health Interventions Guided by Houston’s Wastewater Surveillance Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Public Health Reports, 138(6), 856–861. https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549231185625en_US
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/00333549231185625en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/115579en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSageen_US
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dc.titlePublic Health Interventions Guided by Houston’s Wastewater Surveillance Program During the COVID-19 Pandemicen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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