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Cities are using poop to look for early Covid-19 outbreaks

Katherine Ellen Foley

September 03, 2020 |

Quartz |

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Response Location: United States, Arizona

Wastewater-based epidemiology is helping scientists and public health experts track the prevalence of coronavirus in communities. Although this practice can be complicated by the size of cities and lacks a standardized testing protocol, it has already helped identify outbreaks at two universities.

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