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Could a test really detect if someone is a COVID-19 ‘superspreader’? – The Conversation AU
A new test developed in Australia will reportedly be able to tell us whether someone has a high ‘viral load’. But that doesn’t automatically make them a ‘superspreader’….
Last week we heard Queensland-based biotech company Microbio had developed a test that could, according to media reports, tell whether someone is a COVID-19 superspreader.
While this may sound like an exciting prospect, there are a few questions to answer before we know what role this test might have in managing the spread of COVID-19.
First, what is a superspreader?
Its important to understand theres no scientific definition of a superspreader.
In the context of COVID-19, the term superspreader…
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