Testing wastewater from planes to detect COVID among travellers

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Testing wastewater from planes to detect COVID among travellers

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By Kata Farkas and Davey Jones
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Wastewater monitoring could help track how infectious diseases cross international borders [Image: Patrick Campanale on Unsplash]
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