Analysis of wastewater becomes more targeted in search for poliovirus and monkeypox as well as coronavirus

Wastewater surveillance becomes more targeted in search for poliovirus, monkeypox and coronavirus Early in the coronavirus pandemic, health officials closely monitored sewage samples for signs of the virus to track where it could be circulating. Now, that technique is being used to detect other infectious diseases: polio and monkeypox. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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Some disease detectives in the United States are narrowing their wastewater surveillance efforts to zero in on specific buildings and to identify hot spots for a growing list of diseases.

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