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The Center for Water Intelligence and Community Health advances water‑related biomedical research and technology by building systems to detect chemicals and microbes in water and converting those signals into actionable public‑health insights. The center also pioneers Las Vegas’s first wastewater‑to‑drinking‑water system and trains a skilled workforce in genomics, mass spectrometry, and membrane technology.
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UNLV-led research team uses wastewater surveillance to suss out C. auris strains with greater precision, paving way for potential new therapeutic development.
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While no cases have been reported in Nevada, researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, who conduct local wastewater surveillance and have monitored COVID-19 variants, say hantavirus is not currently included in their testing panel. However, they note that detection may be possible since the virus is shed through urine. Researchers say it is something they will continue to monitor as they consider targeted applications.