• runner_g@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    9 months ago

    Wastewater based epidemiology is really freaking cool, and we have covid to thank for moving it from academia to industry/government testing, where the results are actionable.

    We are now tracking covid, mpox, the flu, RSV and many other diseases in wastewater. It’s very cost-effective community monitoring and can be applied anywhere from the influent of treatment plants to the manhole cover in front of your gym.