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IMAGE: UVA Health's Amy Mathers, MD, led a study to determine the strengths and limitations of wastewater testing to detect COVID-19 in dorms, nursing homes, prisons and other congregate settings....
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Credit: Sanjay Suchak | UVA Communications
Wastewater testing is an effective way to identify new cases of COVID-19 in nursing homes and other congregate living settings, and it may be particularly useful for preventing outbreaks in college dormitories, a new University of Virginia study finds.
The research, a collaboration of UVA's School of Medicine and School of Engineering, was led by UVA Health's Amy Mathers, MD. It offers some of the first clear guidance on the most effective methods to perform testing to detect COVID-19 in wastewater.