Use of wastewater metrics to track COVID-19

JAMA Network Open

2023-07-26

(Press-News.org) About The Study: The findings of this study including 268 counties in 22 states suggest that wastewater surveillance can provide an accurate assessment of county SARS-CoV-2 incidence and may be the best metric for monitoring amount of circulating virus as home testing increases and disease acuity decreases because of vaccination and treatment.

Authors: Meri R. J. Varkila, M.D., of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, is the corresponding author.

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