Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more viruses to be tracked that way

Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more bugs to be tracked that way New research bolsters a push to use sewage to track more diseases in the U.S. Wastewater testing does a good job at detecting mpox infections. AP News

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers found that over the course of a week, there was a 32% likelihood the tests would detect the presence of at least one person infected with mpox in a population ranging from thousands to millions.

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