Author: Thibault Stalder

What can our wastewater tell us about COVID-19 outbreaks?

Clinically diagnosed COVID-19 cases are only the tip of the iceberg. A significant obstacle in COVID-19 surveillance is the large proportion of infections that go undiagnosed either because individuals are asymptomatic or not tested. Meanwhile, estimates of COVID-19 prevalence are based on the number of clinically diagnosed cases, limiting the success of health care initiatives …