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Colorado has a new expanded wastewater monitoring system that can help people detect infectious diseases \u2014 including COVID-19 and RSV \u2014 which are circulating in their communities. Photo: Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Winter approaches in Colorado with a familiar companion in tow: concerns about increases in the number of viral respiratory illnesses. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) recently made it easier to track cases of COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) on a single dashboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The site includes regularly updated information on hospital admission rates, emergency department visits, and positivity percentages from lab testing for each of the three viruses \u2014 all reachable from a single web page. Prior to the integrated dashboard, CDPHE provided data on COVID-19 separately from data on the other respiratory viruses.<\/p>\n

In addition, the site links to a recently created surveillance dashboard that displays data from wastewater<\/a> tested for the presence of the viruses at 20 facilities around the state, along with a detailed list of FAQs<\/a> about the program. The volume of viruses shed into wastewater can provide an early indication that a rise in the number of viral respiratory infections may be imminent.<\/p>\n

A new single source for respiratory virus data<\/strong><\/h2>\n

State officials created the unified dashboard so people can more easily see the relative levels of each virus in a standard way that is easier to navigate.<\/p>\n

The dashboard is an important and convenient new tool for members of the public interested in monitoring the risk of respiratory illness in their community and making informed decisions about protecting their health, said Dr. Michelle Barron<\/a>, senior medical director of infection prevention and control for UCHealth.<\/p>\n

\"Dr.
Dr. Michelle Barron said RSV is especially dangerous for young babies and older adults. There’s not an RSV vaccine for kids yet, but older adults should get one. Photo by Sonya Doctorian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s one-stop shopping, which is amazing,\u201d said Barron, who is also\u00a0a professor<\/a>\u00a0at the\u00a0University of Colorado School of Medicine<\/a>\u00a0on the\u00a0Anschutz Medical Campus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cCOVID-19, influenza and RSV can be very impactful, depending on the population at risk. All three have vaccines. Health literacy is important, and part of having health literacy is having access to information in real time. Now there is one dashboard you can go to if you are trying to decide, for example, \u2018do I get my flu shot now\u2019? It just makes it easier for people to see what is circulating in the community and make decisions based on that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barron said the wastewater data provide clues and early warnings about \u201cthe burden of disease\u201d in a community. That is important, she said, because it frees public health professionals from relying solely on the results of people getting tested for infections. She noted that during the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus helped communities predict and prepare for upcoming surges in hospitalizations.<\/p>\n

The same goes for testing wastewater for influenza, RSV and another dangerous pathogen, Enterovirus D68<\/a> (EV-D68), CDPHE experts note on the wastewater surveillance page.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese pathogens may be shed in the wastewater before someone shows any symptoms, and individuals without symptoms can also shed virus particles. Testing wastewater provides complementary surveillance data to existing systems,\u201d state health experts note.<\/p>\n

The wastewater data on the dashboard allow an individual to drill down to a specific monitoring facility to see if viruses have been detected, and if so, where, Barron added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to get down to the actual locations because our population density varies significantly in Colorado,\u201d Barron said. \u201cIf I live in Steamboat Springs, does it matter what they are seeing in Denver? Maybe, but maybe not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Overall, the redesigned dashboards will benefit both public health professionals and the public, Barron concluded.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s fantastic,\u201d she said. \u201cI think when (state health experts) decided to create the new dashboard, it was a way of boosting health literacy, which is one of their many goals.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Winter approaches in Colorado with a familiar companion in tow: concerns about increases in the number of viral respiratory illnesses. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) recently made it easier to track cases of COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) on a single dashboard. 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