Researchers found that environmental sampling in live-bird markets detects 70–90% of poultry viruses, often outperforming traditional swab methods, and identified 50 additional viruses, some from non-...

This study will lead to a greater understanding of the impact of bodily fluids on survival and transmission risk of coronaviruses from fomites and is critical for developing effective infection contro...

Town staff and contractors will begin roadway sampling using XRF under the B‑Cup remediation program, adopting a 2‑inch auger composite protocol to compare with earlier results; staff said the program should not conflict with the upcoming waterline project but will require on-site testing if suspect materials are exposed.

In a nonbinding temperature check, AMC members generally favored combining Q1 options 3 (broad-scale distribution) and 4 (intensive watershed sampling) and agreed to postpone funding for Q2 while staff coordinate with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on torrent salamander surveillance work.

Maureen Tee described a field operation in Texas where investigators located and exhumed a buried pet raccoon; ocular/brain swabs tested positive for B. pseudomallei and EPA decontamination was deployed as part of the response.

Researchers used passive cloth collectors (139 samples, 31 locations) and active mechanical samplers (173 samples, limited deployment) and recovered two STEC isolates from passive samplers and none from active samplers; presenters concluded that under current methods "air is a limited vector for STEC movement in this region."

Ohio establishes new regulations for lead hazard control in residential and educational settings