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Health officials hope to get ahead of the monkeypox outbreak by monitoring the viral load in sewer systems, similar to how they monitored it during COVID.
CLAIM: A news report shows that monkeypox has been detected in drinking water. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The clip comes from an Atlanta-area news broadcast explaining how wastewater — not drinking water — can be tested for evidence of monkeypox’s spread.
'With wastewater monitoring, you have one sample that represents an entire community on a given day.'
CLAIM: A news report shows that monkeypox has been detected in drinking water.
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