Potential New Demand for SARS-CoV-2 Testing as Municipalities Explore Testing Sewage to Monitor Infection Trends
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While feces are not thought to transmit SARS-CoV-2, there are genetic materials found in the feces of infected individuals, that can be detected by PCR testing.