Research Letter

Pilot ED Wastewater Surveillance During the 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus Season

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.55023

January 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST

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This cross-sectional study compares emergency department (ED) wastewater surveillance for prevalence of respiratory viral pathogens with clinical testing trends at 2 urban US hospitals during the 2024-2025 respiratory virus season.

Corresponding Author: Christopher L. Bennett, MD, MSc, MA, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 3145 Porter Dr, Wing B, 2nd Floor, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (cleebennett@stanford.edu).

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