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Rory Welsh

@RoryMWelsh

Microbiologist & Molecular Epidemiologist. Father and former sleep enthusiast. Opinions are my own

 Atlanta, GA
Joined August 2017
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I say we move election day farther away from Halloween, because parents are stress eating entirely too much Halloween candy right now. Elections are stressful. Parents working from home while having kids home for remote learning is stressful. We can say it is for public health.
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Wastewater Surveillance Data as a Complement...

Wastewater Surveillance Data as a Complement...

This report describes how emergency department visits and wastewater surveillance data were used to track influenza and respiratory syncytial virus activity in Wisconsin.

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The National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) collects data from community wastewater systems that help detect COVID-19 variants such as Omicron and other diseases. Learn more from #NCEZIDin2022: bit.ly/3NkyDjI
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Amy Kirby@amylizk10 Jun 2022
Come work with NWSS! We are hiring a lead for the Advanced Analytics Unit. This unit maintains internal and external data systems & dashboards, develops new metrics, and more! Wastewater expertise is a plus. Closes June 15th. usajobs.gov/job/658536300
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The United States has lost more than one million lives to #COVID19. This is not a tally, but a representation of the irreplaceable loss of loved ones. The toll of this disease can be seen in the loss of life and livelihoods. The burden on our nation has been heartbreaking.
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A new report found nearly 1,500 instances of violence against public health workers during the Covid pandemic. Attacks on public health are unacceptable and put us all at greater risk.
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Me: All week we’ve had to fight you kids to go to bed and we’ve had to drag you out of bed each morning for school, thanks daylight saving. But, tomorrow you can sleep in Kid at 6am 6cm from my face: Did you know that there is a Curious George 2?! Me: Ugh, no. Go back to bed😫
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Daylight saving time or not. There's no stopping morning announcements in this household aka random thoughts that somehow qualify as urgent messages
All the number 2s are in alignment. It's our very own Wastewater Surveillance awareness day #22222
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NEW: CDC's National Wastewater Surveillance System data is now on COVID Data Tracker. These data offer early warning for the emergence of #COVID19 in communities. On today's #DirectorDebrief, I am joined by Dr. Amy Kirby to discuss this promising public health tool. ⬇️

CDC Director Debrief

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky and Dr. Amy Kirby, lead of CDC's National Wastewater Surveillance System, share the latest on new data available from wastewater surveillance on February 4, 2022.

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@WBC24News21 Jan 2022
Every 43 seconds, 1 American dies of COVID-19, according to the seven-day average
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Using wastewater, we saw the introduction of omicron into several communities in California before clinical cases were identified by monitoring wastewater. Today, a short and sweet summary in MMWR demonstrating how amazing this 💩 based approach is! cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/m…

Notes from the Field: Early Evidence of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 ...

This report describes early evidence of the Omicron variant in community wastewater.

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In Sewage, Clues to Omicron’s Surge (Published 2022)

In Sewage, Clues to Omicron’s Surge (Published 2022)

Tracking the virus in wastewater is helping some cities and hospitals respond to the most recent wave of the coronavirus, but a more coordinated national effort is needed, experts say.

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When we talk about an epidemic of the unvaccinated so many of the unvaccinated are children. This is encouraging. nytimes.com/2021/09/10/world…
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New @CDCMMWR shows how untreated wastewater is used to detect #COVID19 infection trends in communities. The National Wastewater Surveillance System serves as an early detection system for tracking the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. bit.ly/mm7036a2
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Looking forward to taking advantage of this innovative approach to sharing peer-reviewed protocols. protocols.io/webinars/PLOSOn…
Communicating reusable research with peer-reviewed protocols from PLOS ONE and protocols.io

Communicating reusable research with peer-reviewed protocols from PLOS ONE and protocols.io

Communicating reusable research with peer-reviewed protocols from PLOS ONE and protocols.io Register below for our up-coming webinar where PLOS, protocols....

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Successfully transferred my sleeping 2 year old from the car to her bed without her waking up and simultaneously feeling like I’ve unlocked a secret new Dad level and fighting anxious feelings that she might be sick
Health experts anticipate a new age of wastewater epidemiology, with the ability to track not just the coronavirus but other outbreaks and diseases nyti.ms/2R9v0Cj
From the Wastewater Drain, Solid Pandemic Data (Published 2021)

From the Wastewater Drain, Solid Pandemic Data (Published 2021)

The coronavirus could turn sewage surveillance into a mainstream public health practice.

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