Thursday, April 23, 2020

Novel coronavirus detected, monitored in wastewater

A new approach to monitoring the novel coronavirus (as well as other dangerous pathogens and chemical agents) is being developed and refined. Known as wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE), the method mines sewage samples for vital clues about human health. It can potentially identify levels of coronavirus infection at both a local and global scale.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200423144056.htm

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