#COVID19 Journal Club: “COVID-19 Surveillance in Southeastern Virginia Using Wastewater-Based Epidemiology”

  Another article showing the value of wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2.  This group took weekly samples through the early days of the pandemic and on into the more recent stages and show how well that correlates with what’s known about outbreaks in the catchment area over that time.  They again highlight the value of this …

Rapid biophotonic detection of Legionella?

Quick post here (h/t to Paula Olsiewski for the link) about a cool-sounding new device for the rapid detection of Legionella.   I can’t say that I’m on board with the fanciful claims made in the press release (e.g. “The risk of catching fatal Legionnaires’ disease from air conditioning units has been dramatically reduced“) but the …