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Rob Delatolla, uOttawa professor who is co-lead of wastewater project. Monday, Aug. 22, 2022.
Photo by ERROL MCGIHON / Postmedia Article content When Ontario’s wastewater surveillance program is shut down next month it will be replaced by a significantly smaller federal program. That potential information gap worries some researchers and public health experts, especially at a time when COVID-19 cases are starting to tick up and avian influenza is spreading rapidly. Ontario’s wastewater testing initiative, which is considered a leader in the world, currently tests wastewater for signs of infectious diseases including COVID, influenza, RSV and more at 58 locations across the province.
The provincial government plans to pull the plug on the program at the end of July, saying it wants to avoid duplication with an expa.
