Monkeypox: Wastewater testing finds monkeybox traces in San Francisco

Traces of monkeypox virus found in San Francisco wastewater Wastewater samples taken from a San Francisco treatment plant this week have detected traces of monkeypox virus, researchers say. KTVU FOX 2 KTVU FOX 2

SAN FRANCISCO - Wastewater samples taken from a San Francisco treatment plant this week have detected traces of monkeypox virus, researchers say.

Results of a second detection of the virus came on Friday, according to representatives from the Sewer Coronavirus Alert Network  (SCAN). 

The Oceanside Treatment Plant serves about a third of San Francisco's residents on the city's west side. The samples were taken Monday, June 20 and Thursday, June 23.

The samples "showed small concentrations of viral DNA for the disease," researchers said.

 SCAN has been testing wastewater for COVID-19 during the pandemic. Earlier this month they began testing for monkeypox DNA.

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