The university made a bold claim this week: It stopped a coronavirus outbreak before it started.
Pepper’s team is conducting regular tests of sewage from 20 buildings across campus, including dorms and the university’s student union center.
Wastewater testing is designed to catch fragments of the virus that are shed from the body in fecal matter. Pepper’s team has been collecting sewage samples from buildings twice a week around 8:30 a.m. — a time that Pepper said is, “after people got up and typically go to the bathroom.” Robbins said wastewater-based epidemiology is a crucial part of the school’s “test, trace and treat” protocol and is a valuable tool that allows for more precise testing.
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