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Volume 32, Supplement –Summer 2026

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Progress and Expansion of the National Wastewater Surveillance System, United States, 2020–2024

Miguella Mark-Carew1Comments to Author , Megan Bias1, Stacie Reckling, Kaniz Madhobi, Daniel Cornforth, Igor Volkov, Andrew L. Rainey, Benjamin Lorentz, Kaitlin R. Taibl, Lisa P. Oakley, Rachel West, Rory Welsh, Jeffrey W. Mercante, Niketta Womack, Nicole Fehrenbach, and Jonathan Yoder
Author affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (M. Mark-Carew, M. Bias, K. Madhobi, D. Cornforth, A.L. Rainey, K.R. Taibl, L.P. Oakley, R. West, R. Welsh, J.W. Mercante, N. Womack, N. Fehrenbach, J. Yoder); Chenega Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (S. Reckling, I. Volkov); Goldbelt Professional Services LLC, Chesapeake, Virginia, USA (B. Lorentz)

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Figure 1

Geographic distribution of National Wastewater Surveillance System testing sites in the United States and territories, September 2020–December 2024. Each site is categorized by the number of viral targets tested during the specified period. Site coverage and viral target testing are shown for September 2020–December 2021 (A), 2022 (B), 2023 (C), and 2024 (D). US Census Regions are available from https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/cartographic-boundary.html. 

Figure 1. Geographic distribution of National Wastewater Surveillance System testing sites in the United States and territories, September 2020–December 2024. Each site is categorized by the number of viral targets tested during the specified period. Site coverage and viral target testing are shown for September 2020–December 2021 (A), 2022 (B), 2023 (C), and 2024 (D). US Census Regions are available from https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/cartographic-boundary.html. 

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1These first authors contributed equally to this article.

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