Colorado School of Public Health

Your Poop is Being Tested for COVID. Here’s How That Helps Control the Virus’ Spread

Written by Colorado Public Radio (CPR) | February 22, 2022

People infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, shed viral RNA, genetic material from the virus, in their feces. Jude Bayham, ColoradoSPH professor at CSU, discusses why wastewater surveillance is a relatively cheap surveillance method that can provide valuable information about the spread of COVID-19.