Wastewater surveillance reveals pathogens in Detroit’s population, helping monitor and predict disease outbreaks since 2017Detecting infectious agents in sewage is only the first step. Researchers are working on developing reliable ways to translate surveillance measurements to case numbers and infection predictions.

Ask the expert: Using Detroit's wastewater as a public health toolIrene Xagoraraki, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Michigan State University, explains how wastewater testing works how and it can be used to prevent outbreaks in Detroit.

Detroit, MSU to use raw sewage to track coronavirus outbreaksThe city, MSU and the Great Lakes Water Authority are researching if they can detect outbreaks in untreated sewage.

Irene Xagoraraki, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, Author at BridgeDetroit

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Is It Safe to Come Out of Lockdown? Check the Sewer (Published 2020)Wastewater could provide early, painless and localized data about the rise or fall of coronavirus levels.

Study Suggests Coronavirus Emerged Much Earlier Than Thought. Some Are Skeptical. (Published 2020)Scientists not involved in the study seriously doubt the findings, which challenge the current consensus on where and when the virus originated.

City of Detroit, GLWA and Michigan State University partner on virus detection project using the sewer system to help predict outbreaks | City of Detroit 

Wastewater may help predict the next COVID-19 outbreakA MSU researcher is spearheading a study to determine if viral outbreaks like COVID-19 can be identified and forecasted through wastewater sampling.