Department: Public Health Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Barbie L. Robinson, MPP, JD, CHC - Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Interlocal Agreement
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Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): City of La Porte
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Request for approval of an interlocal agreement with the City of La Porte to exchange wastewater surveillance data and all related appurtenances for the wastewater based epidemiology (WBE) program.
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Background and Discussion:
Wastewater surveillance provides early detection of emerging diseases to improve public health interventions. When combined with other surveillance data including clinical cases, hospital bed utilization, and laboratory testing, wastewater surveillance data can give a broader scope of disease surveillance to public health departments.
Expected Impact:
Wastewater surveillance has proven to be a reliable method of passive monitoring for the presence of viral or bacterial caseloads of pathogens in the wastewater influent, shed by infected individuals.
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There are no alternative options.
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_ Flooding
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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