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CHD: Wastewater monitoring indicates potential increase of flu virus in Cincinnati
https://www.wlwt.com/article/flu-virus-cincinnati-cincinnati-health-monitoring-wastewater/46408664#
CINCINNATI —
The Cincinnati Health Department is monitoring untreated wastewater after recent results showed a potential increase of the flu virus.
CHD said they're continuing to monitor untreated wastewater in Cincinnati to learn about potential viruses circulating among the population in partnership with the Ohio Department of Health and the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati.
"Recent results showed the consecutive detection of Influenza A viral genes copies in the untreated wastewater collected from the Mill Creek wastewater treatment plant," Maryse Amin, Ph.D., M.S., Assistant Health Commissioner, Division Director for Community Health and Environmental Health Services with the Cincinnati Health Department, said in a statement. "Detection of influenza virus in wastewater can indicate higher transmission within a community, so it is important to take precautions to minimize the negative impact of the flu and other viral illnesses such as COVID-19 and RSV."