The technology that has been used to track COVID-19 in the community may soon be used for other illnesses as well.

A COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program which began more than a year ago at UNLV has evolved to the point it’s showing promise in helping the medical community predict which influenza strains will be making the rounds during flu season, and target them when formulating the annual flu vaccine.

It’s still nearly 90 degrees in Las Vegas, so it makes sense if thoughts of winter seem far out of the picture.

As the highly contagious delta variant spreads through New Jersey, the state Health Department says it has improved its ability to track mutations and is no longer flying as blind as it was six months ago.

As the highly contagious delta variant spreads through New Jersey, the state Health Department says it has improved its ability to track mutations and is no longer flying as blind as it was six months ago.

The speed at which the COVID-19 delta variant spread in Southern Nevada surprised a researcher who hunts for the virus in wastewater.

Scientists at UNLV confirming with 13 Action News they found the COVID-19 Lambda variant in the Las Vegas valley.

As many nations wrestle with the Delta coronavirus variant, another is on the rise: the Lambda variant.