Sewage surveillance has proved to be a valuable tool in monitoring the spread of monkeypox as public health officials keep a wary eye on the potential spread of another pandemic.
Environmental health experts have begun testing water sewage before it’s treated for genetic material — DNA and RNA — of the monkeypox virus, which indicates that the virus is present in the community.
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