Wastewater Surveillance Resources
Publication Highlight
Kirby AE, Welsh RM, Marsh ZA, et al. Notes from the Field: Early Evidence of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant in Community Wastewater — United States, November–December 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2022;71:103–105. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7103a5
- Association of Public Health Laboratories. SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance Testing Guide for Public Health Laboratories [PDF – 24 pages]. 2022.
- CDC. COVID-19 Impacts on Environment (e.g., water, soil) and Sanitation: Addressing antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistant threats in the environment [PDF – 2 pages]. 2022.
- CDC. Action to Better Understand Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment Fact Sheet.
- Douglas MG, Amadei CA, Campbell JR, et al. 2021. Strengthening Public Health Surveillance Through Wastewater Testing: An Essential Investment for the COVID-19 Pandemic and Future Health Threats. Washington, DC: World Bank.
- Kirby AE, Walters MS, Jennings WC, et al. Using Wastewater Surveillance Data to Support the COVID-19 Response — United States, 2020–2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:1242–1244. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7036a2.
- Kirby AE, Welsh RM, Marsh ZA, et al. Notes from the Field: Early Evidence of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant in Community Wastewater — United States, November–December 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2022;71:103–105. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7103a5.
- McClary-Gutierrez JS, Mattioli MC, Marcenac P, Silverman AI, Boehm AB, Bibby K, et al. SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance for Public Health Action. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021;27(9):1-8.
- Science and Technology Evaluation for Practice Workgroup of the National Sewage Surveillance Inter-Agency Leadership Council. Federal Research Priorities to Support Wastewater Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 [PDF – 14 pages]. March 30, 2022.
How Wastewater Surveillance Works
October 2022
The Value of Wastewater Surveillance
October 2022

Wastewater-based epidemiology for COVID and beyond
September 2022

Dr. Amy Kirby: Sewage surveillance for COVID—SciLine
October 2021
