Tool: National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS)
Published: January 9, 2024 Last reviewed: April 15, 2025
Tool offers data to monitor infectious diseases through wastewater surveillance across the United States. The tool currently offers data to track COVID-19 and mpox. Wastewater monitoring data can help health departments identify outbreak trends early, direct prevention efforts to where they are most needed, and provide additional insight into disease spread alongside other public health surveillance data. The tool can be found here: National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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