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. 2020 Sep;1(5):e189-e190.
doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(20)30100-2. Epub 2020 Jul 28.

The challenges of informative wastewater sampling for SARS-CoV-2 must be met: lessons from polio eradication

Kathleen M O'Reilly  1 , David J Allen  2 , Paul Fine  1 , Humayun Asghar  3
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The challenges of informative wastewater sampling for SARS-CoV-2 must be met: lessons from polio eradication

Kathleen M O'Reilly et al. Lancet Microbe. 2020 Sep.
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