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Re:SARS-CoV-2 titers in wastewater are higher than expected ... by coldcode on Friday April 10, 2020 @10:26AM (#22833316)
I think that requires an antibody test
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Re:SARS-CoV-2 titers in wastewater are higher than expected ... by fsh on Friday April 10, 2020 @10:28AM (#22833341)
Indeed PCR tests only test for the presence of the virus itself. Their big advantage is an extremely high specificity. Antibody tests are plagued by large numbers of false positives.
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