Wastewater Surveillance for Poliovirus in Selected Jurisdictions, United States, 2022–2023
Erin R. Whitehouse, Nancy Gerloff, Randall English, Stacie K. Reckling, Mohammed A. Alazawi, Meghan Fuschino, Kirsten St George, Daniel Lang, Eli S. Rosenberg, Enoma Omoregie, Jennifer B. Rosen, Alyse Kitter, Colin Korban, Massimo Pacilli, Trisha Jeon, Joseph Coyle, Russell A. Faust, Irene Xagoraraki, Brijen Miyani, Charles Williams, James Wendt, Sarah M. Owens, Rosemarie Wilton, Rachel Poretsky, Lynn Sosa, Kathy Kudish, Manisha Juthani, Elizabeth F. Zaremski, Susan E. Kehler, Nagla S. Bayoumi, and Sarah Kidd
Author affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (E.R. Whitehouse, N. Gerloff, R. English, S. Kidd); Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta (S.K. Reckling); New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA (M.A. Alazawi, D. Lang, E.S. Rosenberg); Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany (M. Fuschino, K. St George); New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, New York, USA (E. Omoregie, J.B. Rosen); Chicago Department of Health, Chicago, Illinois, USA (A. Kitter, C. Korban, M. Pacilli); Rush University Medical Center, Chicago (T. Jeon); Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, East Lansing, Michigan, USA (J. Coyle); Oakland County Health Division, Pontiac, Michigan, USA (R.A. Faust); Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan, USA (I. Xagoraraki, B. Miyani); Illinois Department of Public Health, Springfield, Illinois, USA (C. Williams, J. Wendt); Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois, USA (S.M. Owens, R. Wilton); University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago (R. Poretsky); Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (L. Sosa, K. Kudish, M. Juthani); New Jersey Department of Health, Trenton, New Jersey, USA (E.F. Zaremski, S.E. Kehler, N.S. Bayoumi)
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Figure 1. Positive and negative poliovirus results by MMWR week by county and jurisdiction in wastewater surveillance for poliovirus, United States, March 5, 2022–December 31, 2023. Colored squares represent poliovirus results for >1 wastewater samples collected during an MMWR week, including results from prospective testing (New York state, New York City, Chicago, Michigan) and retrospective testing of archived samples (New York state, New York City, Illinois, New Jersey, Connecticut). Any week with a positive poliovirus result is colored red, green, or blue, depending on genetic linkage to the case. Indeterminate results are not included in this figure. For context, the paralytic case was confirmed July 21, 2022 (MMWR week 29), with onset in June 2022. MMWR, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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