January 7, 2026
In a great example of how academic research ends up being translated into public health infrastructure, the county of San Diego public health lab is now doing its own wastewater surveillance. This work builds on the last 5+ years of the strong collaboration between SEARCH and San Diego HHSA, including using tools, software, protocols, and methods jointly developed.
Head over to their website for the latest data and insights.
December 16, 2025
Please note that we no longer have a funding source for SEARCH, so we are no longer able to continue this program and there will be no further updates to the data.
San Diego COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance
We are tracking the incidence of COVID-19 in San Diego using wastewater surveillance from the Point Loma, Encina, and South Bay Wastewater Treatment Plants.
No longer being updated – please use the resource from San Diego County public health instead.
San Diego Mpox Wastewater Surveillance
We are tracking the incidence of Mpox in San Diego using wastewater surveillance from the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant.
No longer being updated.
San Diego SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Surveillance
We are sequencing SARS-CoV-2 from diagnostic samples collected across San Diego to track variants in our community.
Data streams continues, but dashboard no longer being updated.
Baja California SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Surveillance
In collaboration with Salud Digna, we are sequencing SARS-CoV-2 from diagnostic samples collected in Baja California, Mexico.
No longer being updated.
San Diego Omicron SGTF Tracking
We are tracking the rise of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant in San Diego using diagnostic testing that recognizes “S Gene Target Failures” (also called “S drop”).
No longer being updated.
