San Diego wastewater testing

SAN DIEGO BIRD FLU STATUS: SO FAR DETECTED IN WATER BUT NOT IN PEOPLE

By Cassie N. Saunders, County of San Diego Communications Office
 
Photo: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 
September 19, 2024 (San Diego) -- San Diego County has become the fifth location in California to report the environmental detection of H5 influenza virus, commonly referred to as bird flu.  
 
This detection was made through wastewater testing conducted on Sept. 1, 2024, by WastewaterSCAN, a privately funded operation that monitors wastewater for pathogens at more than 150 sites nationwide and 57 sites across California. Regular follow up sampling has not detected any virus. 

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WHY ISN’T SAN DIEGO COUNTY TESTING WASTEWATER FOR POLIO?

New York declares statewide emergency after wastewater testing repeatedly finds polio in four counties; man left paralyzed

By Dr. Henri Migala

Photo: Iron lung machines in Downey, CA circa 1953, U.S. FDA

September 22, 2022 (San Diego) -- San Diego County funds wastewater testing in our region for COVID-19 and, more recently, for Monkeypox. But so far, no testing for polio has been authorized locally-- despite a resurgence in the U.S. of polio, the Governor of New York declaring a ‘state of emergency after the detection of polio in multiple counties, paralysis of one patient, and a directive this week from the Centers for Disease Control urging wastewater testing in at-risk communities.


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