Texas to fully reopen businesses, end mask mandate Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick R-Tx., joins ‘Fox Report’ to discuss his state’s decision to end coronavirus restrictions. Houston health officials warned Monday that the U.K. coronavirus variant was detected at most city…
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Researchers broaden tracking of COVID-19 through wastewater
Although it is still challenging to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, researchers at the University of Miami are using all the strategies they can to fend off the spread. That includes using cutting-edge research to detect SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes…
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Sequencing of wastewater useful for control of SARS-CoV-2
Viral genome sequencing of wastewater can detect new SARS-CoV-2 variants before they are detected by local clinical sequencing, according to a new study reported in mBio, an open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. The ability to track SARS-CoV-2…
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Wastewater test could provide early warning of COVID-19
Researchers at Cranfield University are working on a new test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in the wastewater of communities infected with the virus. The wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) approach could provide an effective and rapid way to predict the potential spread of…
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