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County Template: Why No Wastewater Surveillance Avian Influenza
Virus During History's Worst Avian Flu Pandemic Ever?
DIR By: Masked Man
Date: March 12, 2026, 7:23 pm
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Here's a possible template for making a grievance if your
county/ municipality isn't testing wastewater for Avian
Influenza Virus During History's Worst Avian Flu Pandemic
Ever...
"This is a public grievance/inquiry in regards to the importance
of wastewater testing:
I just want to know why there is
no public indication that (your county..I.e. Watauga County) is
specifically conducting routine wastewater surveillance for the
avian influenza A(H5) virus during what is considered the worst
avian flu pandemic in history.
(Your date i.e. March 12, 2026)
"Based on available CDC and (Your state..I.e. NC) health data,
there is no public indication that (your county) is specifically
conducting routine wastewater surveillance for the avian
influenza A(H5) virus"
We have the technology and it's a fairly simple procedure to
test wastewater for avian flu..
Wastewater Data for Avian Influenza A(H5)
LINK:
HTML https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/wwd-h5.html
... it's all set up for the county to participate .. but nobody
updates the findings during the worst avian pandemic flu ever in
history...why do we not use it? Don't we want to play it smart?
I'm not sure if the local university would also get involved
with and participate in updated wastewater test results or not
or what kind of extra third party participation might get
involved or what it would take to keep updated test results from
wastewater for avian flu in our county. I just wanna know why
aren't we monitoring this in my county? It seems important.. we
live in a very susceptible region for avian flu.
One might ask why test for avian flu in wastewater? because
"Counties monitor wastewater for highly pathogenic avian
influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) to act as an early warning system for
infections in both animals and humans. This surveillance tracks
the virus in communities without relying on individual testing,
helping identify, monitor, and mitigate potential outbreaks in
poultry, dairy cattle, and humans."
To me it just seems the more knowledgable we are about avian
flu, the better off we are about avian flu. Having a record and
account of the avian flu in our wastewater puts my county in a
position of power. For example, sooner or later. say next year
or so when we ask for assistance from the government or when we
collaborate with third parties we will be armed with real
numbers and concrete facts about the avian flu and its true
impact it had and has on (your county). Imagine a county in
(your state) full of poultry and cattle farmers that can't give
the governor or senate any facts or figures about avian flu in
their wastewater whatsoever? That would look bad and the county
would lose the confidence and trust of its peoples. How would a
county represent its people's best interest without being able
to give the state or government any real data in regards to
wastewater testing programs that the government helped make
available to begin with? (The U.S. government monitors bird flu
in wastewater through the National Wastewater Surveillance
System (NWSS) If we don't use what the government uses to
monitor bird flu how we going to look if we need to ask for
government assistance as a county in crisis? Ya just gonna bat
your pretty eyelashes and wing it? Or are you going to be able
to show the government with numbers and statistics how the avian
flu really hit our poultry farmers and cattle farmers in a real
avian flu crisis?
..."Yes, monitoring bird flu is part of a collaborative,
multi-level effort that often involves county-level health,
agricultural, or wildlife departments working alongside state
and federal agencies"
Blessings,
(Your name i.e. John/JaneDoe)
P.S. it doesn't sound like it would cost that much...
Some research indicates:
"Testing public wastewater for avian flu (specifically H5N1)
generally involves participation in state or national
surveillance programs, which can significantly reduce direct
costs to local municipalities like (your county).
Based on wastewater surveillance data, here are the cost
factors:
Cost per Sample: While individual diagnostic tests can cost
around $30-$40, broader wastewater monitoring, including sample
collection, transportation, and analysis, averages around $185
per sample, with costs ranging from $34 to over $500 depending
on location and method.
Surveillance Partnerships: (your County) would likely
partner with the (your state) Department of Health and Human
Services and the CDC, which monitor select treatment plants
across the state. Participation in these programs often offsets
or covers the testing costs.
Funding Uncertainty: The National Wastewater Surveillance
System (NWSS), which tracks avian flu, has relied on temporary
funding that is currently under scrutiny, with proposed federal
budget cuts potentially impacting future availability of free
testing.
Programmatic Costs: Beyond laboratory testing, costs for the
county would involve staff time for sample collection and
coordination with state health officials.
If (your County) were to implement independent, regular
monitoring outside of a state-led program, it would likely need
to budget for recurring laboratory analysis and specialized
sampling equipment."
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P.S.
"Based on available CDC and (your state) health data,
there is no public indication that (your County) is specifically
conducting routine wastewater surveillance for the avian
influenza A(H5) virus"
We have the technology and it's a fairly simple procedure to
test wastewater for avian flu..
Wastewater Data for Avian Influenza A(H5)LINK:
HTML https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/wwd-h5.html
... it's all set up for the county to participate .. but nobody
updates the findings during the worst avian pandemic flu ever in
history...why do we not use it? Don't we want to play it smart?"
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