Examining wastewater for virus traces may allow the city to get ahead of any future outbreaks.
New York City officials have developed a protocol to detect the genetic material of the novel coronavirus from the city’s wastewater samples, something it hopes may provide early warning for future outbreaks of the disease, theExamining wastewater for virus traces may allow New York City to get ahead of any future outbreaks.
Scientists have found that some people who contract Covid-19 excrete some virus particles in their feces, even before they become symptomatic. The scientists believe that quantifying the amount of viral material in sewage samples could allow health workers to detect hotspots early. While sewage samples have always been tested for viral pathogens, developing a protocol for detecting the novel coronavirus in wastewater is new and there are varying methods being used.collecting sewage samples to test for the virus.
The startup Biobot Analytics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has developed its own method, which is being
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