Scientific researchers and health officials say they can follow an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in a community by examining its wastewater. Such studies could provide a valuable addition to the tools of public health agencies, they say. The idea is simple. Studies show that genetic material from the coronavirus can be found in the waste products of about half of patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. Researchers can find that genetic material by doing wastewater analysis. Over time, such tests can show changes in infection rates in a community.
Title: Using Wastewater to Study Coronavirus Infections
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4351/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Using Wastewater to Study Coronavirus Infections' data-article-id='4883'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='14000'>Scientific researchers and health officials say they can follow an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in a community by examining its wastewater.</span> <span data-start-time='14000' data-end-time='23458'>Such studies could provide a valuable addition to the tools of public health agencies, they say.</span> <span data-start-time='23458' data-end-time='25833'>The idea is simple.</span> <span data-start-time='25833' data-end-time='41708'>Studies show that genetic material from the coronavirus can be found in the waste products of about half of patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.</span> <span data-start-time='41708' data-end-time='48729'>Researchers can find that genetic material by doing wastewater analysis.</span> <span data-start-time='48729' data-end-time='55896'>Over time, such tests can show changes in infection rates in a community.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4351/health_officials_say_they_can_follow_an_outbreak_of_the_novel_coronavirus_in_a_community_by_examining_its__blank_.wav'>Health officials say they can follow an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in a community by examining its <span class='blank'>wastewater</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='wastewater'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4351/air_quality.wav'><span>air quality</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4351/wastewater.wav'><span>wastewater</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4351/foliage.wav'><span>foliage</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4351/wildlife_population.wav'><span>wildlife population</span></div></div></div><div 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