Research finds new method to track COVID variants in wastewater - WaterWorld

SMART’s new assay used in a wastewater surveillance study found that Omicron displaced Delta as the dominant variant in an Italian population within just three weeks.

Researchers have made advances in viral detection in wastewater with the development of a new quantitative RT-qPCR assay that is able to detect the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. Tests like these ena… [+3360 chars]

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