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Lack of evidence for infectious SARS-CoV-2 in feces and sewage
2021-05-11
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Purpose</h4> The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is a respiratory virus whose primary route of transmission is airborne. However, it has been shown that the virus can replicate in gastrointestinal cells, can be excreted in feces, and can reach sewage systems. Although viral RNA has been found in patient feces and sewage, little is known about the potential fecal-oral transmission of the coronavirus. Determining the pre...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 03c33947-4407-5451-83b3-0425fb153773
- DOI
- 10.1101/2021.05.11.21256886
