This recording is part of the ACHA COVID-19 Task Force “Ask the Expert” Webinar Series.
In this webinar, recorded September 25, 2020, we hear from CDC and academic researchers about the potential role of wastewater surveillance to detect COVID-19 on college and university campuses. Wastewater surveillance is a promising strategy to understand changes in COVID-19 infections in communities, but there remain key questions about building-level sampling and testing, data processing and analysis, and interpretation of findings. The webinar includes a 30-minute presentation and a 30-minute Q&A session.
Webinar Panelists:
Amy E. Kirby, PhD, MPH
Environmental Microbiologist
National Wastewater Surveillance System Lead
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kacey C. Ernst, MPH, PhD
Professor and Program Director of Epidemiology
Distinguished Scholar
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
College of Public Health
University of Arizona
R. Sean Norman, MS, PhD
Associate Professor
Director, Molecular Microbial Ecology Laboratory
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
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