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Kansas
Scans every hour · last 10/19 09:33 CT
Wastewater pathogens
Every pathogen every plant reports, county by county, highest first. A reading is where the latest three weeks sit in that plant's own last twelve months, so a 90th percentile means the plant has rarely seen more of it; the KDHE monitor gives a Level instead, the location's own lower, middle or upper third. Rankings and movement, not levels to quote. The Intel map shows a county's top seven.
Kansas, KDHE monitor the state's nine plants together · through 2026-09-18
| pathogen | where it sits | moving | what the system says |
|---|
| Influenza A | Low KDHE level, thirds of the location's own history | increasing | core precautions |
| COVID-19 | Low KDHE level, thirds of the location's own history | no change | core precautions |
| Norovirus GI | Low KDHE level, thirds of the location's own history | no change | |
| Norovirus GII | Low KDHE level, thirds of the location's own history | no change | |
| Influenza B | not detected | no change | core precautions |
| RSV | not detected | no change | core precautions |
Wyandotte County Wolcott, Kansas City, Kaw Point, Kansas City, P20, Kansas City · through 2026-10-08 · 6 of 10 pathogens detected
| pathogen | where it sits | moving | what the system says |
|---|
| Enterovirus D68 | 97th percentile of the plant's own last twelve months | +43% over three weeks | |
| COVID-19 | 80th percentile of the plant's own last twelve months | -17% over three weeks | medium |
| Influenza A | 78th percentile of the plant's own last twelve months | +1137% over three weeks | low |
| RSV | 55th percentile of the plant's own last twelve months | +45% over three weeks | low |
| Human metapneumovirus | 54th percentile of the plant's own last twelve months | | low |
| Norovirus GII | 40th percentile of the plant's own last twelve months | +294% over three weeks | low |
| H5 bird flu | not detected | | not detected |
| Influenza B | not detected | -100% over three weeks | low |
| Measles | not detected | | |
| Mpox | not detected | | not detected |
Saline County Salina · through 2026-10-14 · 4 of 10 pathogens detected
| pathogen | where it sits | moving | what the system says |
|---|
| Enterovirus D68 | 97th percentile of the plant's own last twelve months | -6% over three weeks | |
| Influenza A | 58th percentile of the plant's own last twelve months | +382% over three weeks | low |
| COVID-19 | 53rd percentile of the plant's own last twelve months | +9% over three weeks | low |
| Norovirus GII | 11th percentile of the plant's own last twelve months | +12% over three weeks | very low |
| H5 bird flu | not detected | | not detected |
| Human metapneumovirus | not detected | | low |
| Influenza B | not detected | | low |
| Measles | not detected | | |
| Mpox | not detected | | not detected |
| RSV | not detected | | low |
Douglas County Lawrence · through 2026-10-14 · 6 of 10 pathogens detected
| pathogen | where it sits | moving | what the system says |
|---|
| Enterovirus D68 | 96th percentile of the plant's own last twelve months | -10% over three weeks | |
| COVID-19 | 83rd percentile of the plant's own last twelve months | -21% over three weeks | medium |
| Influenza A | 72nd percentile of the plant's own last twelve months | +697% over three weeks | high |
| RSV | 50th percentile of the plant's own last twelve months | | low |
| Human metapneumovirus | 42nd percentile of the plant's own last twelve months | | low |
| Norovirus GII | 6th percentile of the plant's own last twelve months | -23% over three weeks | very low |
| H5 bird flu | not detected | | not detected |
| Influenza B | not detected | -100% over three weeks | low |
| Measles | not detected | | |
| Mpox | not detected | | not detected |
Johnson County KDHE monitor (Johnson County) · through 2026-09-17 · about 426,115 people on the sewers · 5 of 6 pathogens detected
5 weeks old. KDHE has not posted a new week since Sept. 18, 2026 (the date on its own dashboard); these are the latest readings it has published.
| pathogen | where it sits | moving | what the system says |
|---|
| COVID-19 | Low KDHE level, thirds of the location's own history | increasing | core precautions |
| Influenza A | Low KDHE level, thirds of the location's own history | increasing | core precautions |
| Norovirus GII | Low KDHE level, thirds of the location's own history | increasing | |
| Influenza B | Low KDHE level, thirds of the location's own history | no change | core precautions |
| Norovirus GI | Low KDHE level, thirds of the location's own history | no change | |
| RSV | not detected | decreasing | core precautions |
Reno County KDHE monitor (Reno County) · through 2026-09-19 · about 39,712 people on the sewers · 5 of 6 pathogens detected
4 weeks old. KDHE has not posted a new week since Sept. 18, 2026 (the date on its own dashboard); these are the latest readings it has published.
| pathogen | where it sits | moving | what the system says |
|---|
| Influenza A | Low KDHE level, thirds of the location's own history | increasing | core precautions |
| Norovirus GI | Low KDHE level, thirds of the location's own history | increasing | |
| Norovirus GII | Low KDHE level, thirds of the location's own history | increasing | |
| COVID-19 | Low KDHE level, thirds of the location's own history | no change | core precautions |
| RSV | Low KDHE level, thirds of the location's own history | no change | core precautions |
| Influenza B | not detected | no change | core precautions |
Shawnee County KDHE monitor (Shawnee County) · through 2026-09-17 · about 135,000 people on the sewers · 4 of 6 pathogens detected
5 weeks old. KDHE has not posted a new week since Sept. 18, 2026 (the date on its own dashboard); these are the latest readings it has published.
| pathogen | where it sits | moving | what the system says |
|---|
| Norovirus GI | Low KDHE level, thirds of the location's own history | increasing | |
| Norovirus GII | Low KDHE level, thirds of the location's own history | increasing | |
| COVID-19 | Low KDHE level, thirds of the location's own history | no change | core precautions |
| Influenza B | Low KDHE level, thirds of the location's own history | no change | core precautions |
| Influenza A | not detected | no change | core precautions |
| RSV | not detected | no change | core precautions |
Sources: WastewaterSCAN (Stanford, Emory, Verily): five Kansas plants, PMMoV-normalized, three-week average vs the prior three weeks, percentile within the plant's last twelve months; KDHE Kansas Wastewater Monitor: Johnson, Reno and Shawnee counties, Level as the location's own lower / middle / upper third. Plants through 2026-10-14; KDHE monitor through 2026-09-18, posted Wednesdays. Refreshed by the regular scan.
