Tag: Why scientists are studying wastewater to learn more about monkeypox

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – First, it was COVID-19 that drove some Las Vegas scientists to the sewers. Now, it’s monkeypox. Turns out, what goes down the toilet can tell us a lot about diseases spreading in an area. That’s how scientists at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas know how widespread the monkeypox virus is, even before the health department.…