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Dear Neighbors,
Did you know when someone has a disease such as the flu, the virus shows up in their poop and other body fluids, travels through sewage pipes, and makes its way to wastewater treatment facilities in Santa Clara County? Wastewater plants in Santa Clara County serve almost all of the county population. Higher concentrations of genomic material in a wastewater sample means more people may be infected in the community.
Wastewater data are available sooner than test results reported by labs or doctors, which is why it is called an “early signal” for understanding if infections are increasing or decreasing within the community, or if new diseases are showing up. This allows the Public Health Department to prioritize public health actions that can be taken, such as community outreach and can help hospitals prepare for surges.
Learn more about wastewater, and what local wastewater data say right now.
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