ArticlePublic health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)2026
Public Awareness and Acceptance of Wastewater Surveillance in the United States, June 2024.
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- Public Understanding of Wastewater Surveillance, United States, August 2025.Emerging infectious diseases · 2026Article
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objectivesWastewater surveillance (WWS) is a valuable public health tool for monitoring infectious diseases. Recent studies suggest its potential for monitoring opioids or other drugs. We evaluated WWS awareness and public acceptance of WWS for respiratory and vector-borne diseases and opioids in the US population.
methodsWe conducted a nationwide cross-sectional survey in June 2024 among US adults aged ≥18 years. We used quantitative analysis (N = 2024) to assess associations between participants' awareness of and attitudes toward WWS, including how those data should be used. We performed qualitative analysis to identify themes among participants who provided comments about opioids or other illicit drugs (n = 67).
resultsOverall, more than half of participants expressed comfort with WWS for respiratory diseases (54.1%), mosquito-borne diseases (57.3%), and opioids or other drugs (51.1%). These percentages were significantly higher (
conclusionsComfort with WWS activities was higher among those who were aware of WWS than among those who were not. Future efforts could focus on improving public awareness and knowledge of how wastewater data are collected and used to benefit public health.
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