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Power 5 conference school found a gross way to detect COVID-19 outbreak before it happened

Adam Spencer

By Adam Spencer

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As testing for the COVID-19 virus continues to improve and get faster and cheaper, it’s only going to help us battle the pandemic.

However, there are some other, more… interesting, shall we say… ways to detect the virus, and it was recently put to use at Arizona.

Per the university’s Twitter account, wastewater testing was able to identify and prevent a potential outbreak of COVID-19 before it even started:

What does that mean, exactly? Author Charles Fishman took to Twitter to explain why Arizona’s news is positive in this lengthy Twitter thread:

Yes, that might be a gross method of detection, but hey, anything that helps battle the virus is a great thing.

Adam Spencer

Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 14 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.

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