Researchers at UCSD prepare a robot sampler that collects wastewater from the university sewage system.
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Human Waste Could Help the Fight Against Future Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Sep 23, 2022
TIME
Wastewater surveillance uses local sewer systems to measure the health of the population and can be especially useful to detect infectious diseases that can be asymptomatic. The practice is currently being used to combat COVID-19 and could be a useful tool to fight Monkeypox and the resurgence of polio.