The State Hygienic Lab in Coralville now can test wastewater for influenza, which gives public health officials advance warning of a spike in their community before positive flu tests show up at ...
As health officials turn increasingly toward wastewater testing as a means of tracking the spread of H5N1 bird flu among U.S. dairy herds, some researchers are raising questions about the ...
Bids have been approved for lab testing services and treatment chemicals for the village’s water and waste water treatment plant. The village board of trustees at their March 23rd ...
The state has a cutting-edge system built during COVID but that can detect other viruses and diseases.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Across the country, cases of COVID-19, influenza and RSV are increasing with cooler weather and as people gather for holidays. In Michigan, the deputy state epidemiologist says ...
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — A lab at Ferris State University is using a new wastewater testing program to help forecast possible infectious disease outbreaks on campus and in surrounding communities. The ...