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Houston Health Department
Rice University
Houston Public Works

Early-warning system to protect and promote human health and inform Houston’s response to viral outbreaks

A lot of progress has been made to protect and promote human health with the most notable result being increased life expectancy. Yet, the emergence of prominent outbreaks of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance have remained as critical threats to global public health today.

To address the challenge of anticipating and responding to prominent outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Houston Wastewater Epidemiology has implemented a comprehensive, cost-effective system to monitor community infection dynamics of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19. We are also working to expand the comprehensive wastewater monitoring system to target influenza, mpox, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and other pathogens.

Pilot Wastewater Alert Program HISD Schools

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Thursday, Sep. 12, 2024

NASEM A Phase 2 Report

NASEM Community Wastewater-based Infectious Disease Surveillance Phase 2: Report

Houston study quantifies sources of variability in disease trends

Houston workshop focuses on resource optimization strategies and data actionability

Thursday, May. 16, 2024

Data Science in Science

A special Issue on Data Science for Wastewater Epidemiology

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