Pathogen Fact Sheets

Last updated January 28, 2025

Are you curious about what the detection of a specific pathogen in untreated wastewater means for your worker safety and operations? Please browse the fact sheets below on:

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Antimicrobial resistance

May 2023

Antimicrobial Resistance Fact Sheet WEF WIDOC 04-27-23Download

Candida auris

April 2024

2024-04-02-WEF-Candida-auris-Information-for-Water-Professionals-FINALDownload

Influenza

June 2024

WEF Influenza Information for Water Professionals – May 2024Download

Mpox

January 2025

WEF Mpox Information for Water Professionals – January 2025 update – FINALDownload

Poliovirus

December 2022

Poliovirus Wastewater Surveillance Guidance WEF – Revised 12-12-22Download

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

November 2024

RSV Information for Water Professionals – WEF – November 2024 – FinalDownload

SARS-CoV-2

Please refer to WEF’s report on coronavirus risks for wastewater workers.

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