748 - Studying Sewage to Fight Infectious Diseases: An Update From The Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics at the CDC

Dr. Dylan George, Director of the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics at the CDC, discusses the role of wastewater surveillance in predicting infectious disease outbreaks. The podcast covers the Center's forecast for the 2023-2024 respiratory virus season, the importance of early disease detection through wastewater analysis, and the use of internet searches for health trend prediction. The conversation also explores challenges in integrating wearable data for medical purposes and the critical role of data analysis in optimizing healthcare systems for outbreak response.