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Abigail Klein Leichman

Israel Using Sewage As Early-Warning System For Disease Outbreaks

Kando technology checks wastewater for environmental and public-health purposes. Photo courtesy of Kando

The Israeli city of Ashkelon was able to alert residents of a specific neighborhood to a Covid-19 outbreak, without testing a single person, a week before any symptoms of illness appeared.

This wizardry was made possible by a revolutionary technology that detects viruses in sewage.

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