Houston Wastewater Epidemiology is continuously monitoring for SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern, RSV, and influenza A and B. Learn about our activities and education outreach in the news stories listed on this page.
Houston Health Department earns CDC designation as Center of Excellence for wastewater epidemiology Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022
Houston and Colorado are the only jurisdictions so far to have earned the designation.
Hopkins named to Wastewater-based Disease Surveillance committee Thursday, Mar. 24, 2022
Houston Health Department confirms two Omicron cases Friday, Dec. 10, 2021
Omicron variant detected in Houston’s wastewater, Houston Health Department reports Monday, Dec. 6, 2021