https://lancebarker.me/tags/claude-code/Recent content in Claude-Code on Lance Barker HomeHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 Lance BarkerSun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://lancebarker.me/blogs/2026-03-15-wastewater-surveillance-pai/Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://lancebarker.me/blogs/2026-03-15-wastewater-surveillance-pai/<p><a href="https://lancebarker.me/images/wastewater-ca_500x500.webp" ><figure><img class="my-0 rounded-md" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="auto" alt="" width="500" height="500" src="https://lancebarker.me/images/wastewater-ca_500x500.webp" srcset="https://lancebarker.me/images/wastewater-ca_500x500.webp 800w, https://lancebarker.me/images/wastewater-ca_500x500.webp 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 65vw" data-zoom-src="https://lancebarker.me/images/wastewater-ca_500x500.webp"></figure> </a></p> <p>The CDC has been tracking COVID-19 by measuring RNA concentrations in sewage.</p> <p>No, really. Public health departments collect wastewater from treatment plants, test it for SARS-CoV-2 genetic material, and publish the data. The idea is that people shed the virus in stool days before symptoms show up — which means wastewater is an <strong>early warning system</strong> that doesn&rsquo;t depend on anyone getting tested.</p>