170 - COVID-19 Surveillance in the Sewers: What Wastewater Can Tell Us About Outbreaks and Community Health

The University of Arizona recently tracked a potential COVID-19 outbreak in a dorm by testing sewage. Johns Hopkins chemist Dr. Carsten Prasse, who studies wastewater-based epidemiology, talks with Stephanie Desmon about what poop can tell us about the health of individuals and communities, privacy concerns, and how sewage surveillance could be part of the COVID-19 response in certain circumstances. KEYWORDS: pandemic response; viral shedding; human waste