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northeastern Ohio | Yes they can detect it in wastewater, but according to this study they cannot correlate the disease's prevalence to the wastewater concentration: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-020-0690-1
From the above link:
It is not currently possible to directly convert concentrations of viral RNA in wastewater to disease prevalence in a community. First, the biological variability in viral RNA excretion over time and between individuals creates problems in this estimate. This variability is then compounded by variability in the sewer systems across communities, particularly their size, configuration, and whether they include stormwater and industrial waste. However, longitudinal trends of SARS-CoV-2 RNA levels in wastewater can still be helpful in complementing traditional surveillance methods to understand trends in community transmission. | |
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