Test tubes containing wastewater are spun in a centrifuge at a speed of up to 12 thousand rotations per minute, concentrating all of the solid waste into a tiny pellet, which is then suspended in a solution that’s capable of breaking open any bacteria cells or viruses, spewing out their hidden genetic code.
Scientists in the U.S. and Canada are watching wastewater for early signs of H5N1 as an outbreak of bird flu among American dairy cattle keeps growing. Scientists in the U.S. and Canada are watching wastewater for early signs of H5N1 as an outbreak of bird flu among American dairy cattle keeps growing.
More than 600 facilities across the U.S. report data on influenza A. While wastewater testing doesn't distinguish between various types, it can offer signals of "unusual levels" of the virus, the CDC said this week.There's no question H5N1 bird flu has 'pandemic potential.' How likely is that worst-case scenario?
When tracking H5N1 across the U.S., the CDC's newly developed metrics will include current influenza A levels for specific sewer systems, compared to levels detected during last year's flu season.A person in Texas who had close contact with infected dairy cattle has been diagnosed with bird flu. It's the country's second known human case after the virus was discovered circulating among dairy cows across at least four U.S. states for the first time..
Diamond stressed that wastewater samples flow in from so many sewage systems that the situation can change on a dime. "You're not seeing anything, you're not seeing anything — and then all of a sudden, you get a light up."
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