Pathogen Fact Sheets

Last updated April 3, 2024

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:

WEF’s Wastewater Surveillance Program is currently working on fact sheets for each of the new pathogen targets for the National Wastewater Surveillance System. But is there another pathogen you’re interested in having us cover? Email us to let us know!

Antimicrobial resistance

May 2023

Candida auris

April 2024

Mpox

June 2023

Poliovirus

December 2022

SARS-CoV-2

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


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