Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link

Disclaimer: Early release articles are not considered as final versions. Any changes will be reflected in the online version in the month the article is officially released.

Volume 32, Supplement –Summer 2026

SUPPLEMENT ISSUE
Other

Wastewater Respiratory Virus Surveillance in Remote Community, Alaska, USA, 2022–2024

Brian LeffertsComments to Author , Alyssa Leary, Dana Bruden, Ian Blake, Christine Richman, Sarah Sixberry, Michael Vicente, Jennifer Pak, Ellen Hodges, and James W. Keck
Author affiliation: Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation, Bethel, Alaska, USA (B. Lefferts, A. Leary, C. Richman, S. Sixberry, M. Vicente, J. Pak, E. Hodges); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (D. Bruden, I. Blake, J.W. Keck); Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage (J.W. Keck)

Main Article

Figure 1

Time-lagged correlations between wastewater respiratory virus concentrations and clinical case counts in remote community, Alaska, USA, 2022–2024. Spearman rank-order correlation (ρ) assessed the association between positive clinical test counts and wastewater cycle threshold values for the number of days wastewater data shifted. For example, the value −7 on the x-axis indicates that wastewater values were shifted 7 days before (earlier) the clinical results from a given date. All correlation coefficients >0.17 are statistically significant at p<0.05. RSV, respiratory syncytial virus.

Figure 1. Time-lagged correlations between wastewater respiratory virus concentrations and clinical case counts in remote community, Alaska, USA, 2022–2024. Spearman rank-order correlation (ρ) assessed the association between positive clinical test counts and wastewater cycle threshold values for the number of days wastewater data shifted. For example, the value −7 on the x-axis indicates that wastewater values were shifted 7 days before (earlier) the clinical results from a given date. All correlation coefficients >0.17 are statistically significant at p<0.05. RSV, respiratory syncytial virus.

Main Article

Page created: July 16, 2026
Page updated: August 24, 2026
Page reviewed: August 24, 2026
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.
file_external